Multimedia forum: Best product to plug into LCD Projector & play video files

re: Kees help

by sd4lyfe - 11/12/12 5:19 PM

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Thanks for replying to my post, Kees! So, to clarify, I'm borrowing 3 2008ish MacBooks and 3 projectors from my university, so they'll have to make the settings so the display doesn't go to sleep or dim during the day. I don't think they're opposed to that, it's just a minor setback they'll hopefully take care of for me.

I like the laptop and DVD option because I'm familiar with them. However, ideally I would have a 9 hours of video, not one file on loop. Therefore, I'd have to change the DVDs multiple times. Maybe I could make a condensed DVD to fit 9 hours on one disk? Or maybe I could save a bunch of files on the laptop and "select all", and "play"? Or maybe I could just put the files on a flash drive and plug that into the laptop?

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re: Kees help

by sd4lyfe - 11/12/12 5:24 PM

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This is the kind of laptop/dvd alternative I was considering. Not totally sure whether or not it plugs into the projector.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008NO9RRM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=AFKH6OU9WWNFS

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Too many easy solutions.

by R. Proffitt - 11/12/12 2:36 PM

In Reply to: Best product to plug into LCD Projector & play video files by sd4lyfe

I continue to use DVD and BD players for this. I have ZERO and NO qualms about putting the content on DVD media since it's a nickel. It runs for days in a loop without any concern about blowing the budget or folk walking out with the USB stick or PC.

Why not old school?
Bob

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by sd4lyfe - 11/12/12 5:23 PM

In Reply to: Too many easy solutions. by R. Proffitt

Thanks for replying to my post, Bob! So, to clarify, I'm borrowing 3 2008ish MacBooks and 3 projectors from my university, so they'll have to make the settings so the display doesn't go to sleep or dim during the day. I don't think they're opposed to that, it's just a minor setback they'll hopefully take care of for me.

I like the laptop and DVD option because I'm familiar with them. However, ideally I would have a 9 hours of video, not one file on loop. Therefore, I'd have to change the DVDs multiple times. Maybe I could make a condensed DVD to fit 9 hours on one disk? Or maybe I could save a bunch of files on the laptop and "select all", and "play"? Or maybe I could just put the files on a flash drive and plug that into the laptop?

This is the kind of laptop/dvd alternative I was considering. Not totally sure whether or not it plugs into the projector.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008NO9RRM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=AFKH6OU9WWNFS

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I can do that.

by R. Proffitt - 11/15/12 9:09 AM

In Reply to: re: Bob help by sd4lyfe

With a better DVD/BD player I can use MKV, AVI and other video files and blow past the usual 2 hour limit on a DVD.

Nice cheap player but as you will rediscover, encoding of content can upset folk that think that an AVI is an AVI is an AVI. They learn fast about "containers" and encoding. Some seem to flame everyone around them at first. You never know how folk will react to this industry's mess.
Bob

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