Not a new concept. A maginfying lens using your original TV as the 'projector'. Picture quality goes rapdily down hill after that. Go ahead and order the plans for $12.
gee, it comes with the 'lens'! How can you pass it up?
My Walgreen's reading glasses cost that much! Add another $50 and you really got something! Take a picture of it and post it on here. Me? I gotta mow my lawn...
Actually, may dad built one this same way when I was in elementary school. It was great watching movies on it till my little brother scratched the screen...