| Fred Stluka on 4 Dec 2012 15:52:10 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] PLUG should own a projector... |
Aubry,
I don't have a dog in the overall fight of venue or projector ownership. But I do have a micro projector in that class (size and price) that I bought last year.Those micro projectors are not very good if the room is not totally dark. Like pitch black. If you expect to have enough lights on to eat $200 worth of food, you need a real projector.Similarly, they don't necessarily have enough resolution to make small text (code, editors, command lines) very legible. It's one thing for a power point with 3 bullet points per screen. It's another thing entirely for xterm.
True. But the larger, brighter models, at the same price point would work fine. BTW, $200 in food is only $10/head for 20 people. We spend probably twice that per head on appetizers and beer at Baxter's. So $200 is really not much at all, even if we only have 10 people attending. Also, I hope your "dog in a fight:" reference is just using that common figure of speech. I hope no one perceives this as a real conflict with opposing parties. If so, I've overstepped, and I apologize. I REALLY do appreciate Paul, Amul, and FIS for all they've done for us. --Fred ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fred Stluka -- mailto:fred@bristle.com -- http://bristle.com/~fred/ Bristle Software, Inc -- http://bristle.com -- Glad to be of service! Open Source: Without walls and fences, we need no Windows or Gates. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 12/4/12 6:06 PM, Aubrey Jones wrote:
On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Fred Stluka <fred@bristle.com <mailto:fred@bristle.com>> wrote:For that price, you can get a super-compact one, easy to carry in a briefcase or backpack (approx 1"x4"x6", weighing 1.4 lbs) that's great for small groups, up to 10-20, but perhaps not bright enough and not a large enough projected display for larger groups.I don't have a dog in the overall fight of venue or projector ownership. But I do have a micro projector in that class (size and price) that I bought last year.Those micro projectors are not very good if the room is not totally dark. Like pitch black. If you expect to have enough lights on to eat $200 worth of food, you need a real projector.Similarly, they don't necessarily have enough resolution to make small text (code, editors, command lines) very legible. It's one thing for a power point with 3 bullet points per screen. It's another thing entirely for xterm.-- ---ARJ ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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