It is a 20" TV/monitor combination with great resolution. The price is also
quite reasonable compared to the cost of an LCD panel and overhead, or even
a combined LCD/overhead. We are placing the TIMM on a cart to enable a
teacher to take it to the classroom for use with a large group of students.
A parent, who produces athletic training and kiniesology software, sells
these as part of a multimedia package and suggested one for the school.
While he helped us obtain the TIMM at cost, I believe the price would still
be well under $1000.
Although I don't know that we will, it is also an advantage to be able to
use it as a TV if necessary.
Cindy Orban
Librarian
The Country School
Easton, MD
corban@friend.ly.net
http://www.friend.ly.net/scoop
>Regarding using a regular TV for computer projection:
>
>I agree....we've found that the image quality is lost somewhat by using a
>VGA-NTSC type converter. Graphics do
>seem to work well, but normal type is difficult to read (especially when
>teaching Pagemaker or Word Processing). One comment: We had an LCD panel
>dropped this year.....repair cost was in excess of $1100. We may not repair
>it. So: Consider combo LCD's/overheads (Dukane has a nice one) or a secure
>workstation which makes it difficult to accidently catch dangling wires,
>etc. AND: Get active matix! Good luck on your quest.
>
>>> Another way to display monitor images is to use a device such as an
>>>Averkey (brand name) or the unit that Apple makes. With a large screen TV,
>>>this is a cheaper way to show an entire group what appears on the screen in
>>>a room that has ** regular ** lighting.
>> -snip-
>>
>>** This is a good suggestion, just keep in mind that the image quality on
>>the TV screen is very poor compared to the computer monitor image and due
>>to signal conversions, the whole computer image MAY not fit on the TV
>>screen. This method works OK for graphics or very large type faces > 20pts,
>>but does not work well for 10/12 pt type or finely detailed images. **