Hardware: Portable Projectors

Alright, you've got your software. You've got your controller and any little programs needed to interact the two. Now for deciding "How am I going to show this to my audience?" There's a couple options to deciding how to show it for special sizes of audiences, but let's just look at the types.

The first type is the Projector, and you really have NO choice in which one you will be using in places where one is already installed. However, let's say you KNOW you have a big audience (about 20+ people in at least a medium sized room), and there is no readily available ways to show your presentation. This blog will cover your first real option; the Portable Projector.

Although I haven't used a portable projector before, I've used very similar models of the stationary form. So I took a quick look around and found one I could relate to, the Dell M410HD Portable Projector. The link provides enough information about it's review and that there was a comment about how the Mac wasn't really working too well with it.

Pros: The review site explained a lot of what I've been used to with a regular projector, but at this you can move this around to find the best picture for your group, and can easily project through a wide variety of connections. The best part about a protable projector would be the ability to adjust the lens to change the focus of the pictures (for potential dramatic effect, very useful for interactive, small crowds).

Cons: With the review site, it has readily explained the usual issues with the projector. The warranties are limited, the lamps burn for 3000-5000 hours on average (not much time for the avid movie-lover) but the lamps are on warranty for 90 days (incase the bulb goes before the time is due). The only regular maintenance needed is just to vacuum out the air intake cooling fans and filters.