Comments on: Business projector help?

Question: Business projector help?

Richat — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:19:23 -0800

My Executive Director wants a fancy new LCD projector. Something small, and with the possibility of direct USB support. He's got this idea that he *should* be able to put a file on a USB key and then just plug it into the projector, and not need a laptop to present. This strikes me as a scary proposition, one fraught with the possibility of failure. The thing is, I only have my own skepticism, no hard experience. Can anyone out there provide stories of experiences with this type of projector? Any pros or cons? Recommended projectors?

By: Cantdosleepy

Cantdosleepy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:26:19 -0800

If he wants to show powerpoint presentations on it, then the projector will have to have a copy of Powerpoint loaded onto it. Which means having a copy of Windows loaded onto it. Which, assuming such a thing exists, will mean it'll be pretty expensive compared with others that don't require $hundreds of licences for software...

By: crapmatic

crapmatic — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:32:33 -0800

Uh yeah but Windows CE & re-coded Open Office?

By: deezil

deezil — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:35:52 -0800

Some quick googling says this: Epson EMP-1715c. Might try to find some reviews on it.

By: damn dirty ape

damn dirty ape — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:44:34 -0800

I would be concerned on what happens when someone plugs in a drive with an office 2007 file or wants to run a flash presentation. Or a visio file. Or a project file.

By: damn dirty ape

damn dirty ape — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:46:49 -0800

Also, the only ones Ive seen just play jpeg and mpegs.

By: Richat

Richat — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:50:59 -0800

yeah, damn dirty ape, that's kinda the issue I see. I've got a sales rep that is recommending a number of different solutions, but I was hoping to hear if anyone has seen the sort of compatibility issues that I'm afraid of!

By: SirStan

SirStan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:41:43 -0800

"I am sorry , but projectors don't support that".

By: b1tr0t

b1tr0t — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:42:09 -0800

I don't think you can get an all-in-one-box solution. You can scale your presentation gear down to very small. Consider this and this.

By: rongorongo

rongorongo — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:18:25 -0800

If you want to store your slides on something smaller than a laptop - which you probably already have - then an ipod (via iphoto) might fit the bill - the slides are going to have to be converted into jpegs first.