I want to purchase a projector that can be used for ppt presentations by
inexperienced operators. We are a non-profit group that gives presentations
- mostly at libraries. We would prefer to have a unit that does not require
a connection to a PC. Are there units that can present PPT using data from a
flash drive?
Any recommendations?

"All-in-one John" <All-in-one (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:E5EA9987-BF42-4050-9AC0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I want to purchase a projector that can be used for ppt presentations by
> inexperienced operators. We are a non-profit group that gives
> presentations
> - mostly at libraries. We would prefer to have a unit that does not
> require
> a connection to a PC. Are there units that can present PPT using data
> from a
> flash drive?
> Any recommendations?

I don't think you will find any projector that will run native PowerPoint
slide shows as a show but there are many models from many manufacturers
(Epson has a few) that will show slide shows of still images. You could
prepare the slide show on a desktop (or laptop) and save the presentation as
projector compatible image files onto a USB stick and then plug that into
the projector to present the images.

The reason that native PPT presentations won't run is that it takes a lot of
processing power and program that that the projector itself doesn't contain
to show the PPT slides. It does have enough power to show still images
however from the USB stick.

Another option might be to convert the PPT to a DVD/video and just take a
small portable DVD player to hook to the projector.

Granted not the same as running the PPT, but you could still retain some
animation and effect, instead of just still images.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida

"All-in-one John" <All-in-one (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:E5EA9987-BF42-4050-9AC0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I want to purchase a projector that can be used for ppt presentations by
> inexperienced operators. We are a non-profit group that gives
> presentations
> - mostly at libraries. We would prefer to have a unit that does not
> require
> a connection to a PC. Are there units that can present PPT using data
> from a
> flash drive?
> Any recommendations?

Steve - Thanks for your speedy and concise reply -
I am sure that you are correct.
John S

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <E5EA9987-BF42-4050-9AC0-(E-Mail Removed)>, All-in-one John
> wrote:
> > I want to purchase a projector that can be used for ppt presentations by
> > inexperienced operators. We are a non-profit group that gives presentations
> > - mostly at libraries. We would prefer to have a unit that does not require
> > a connection to a PC. Are there units that can present PPT using data from a
> > flash drive?
>
> I've heard of such things but have also heard that they don't really show
> presentations; they show a series of still images MADE from your presentation.
>
> Depending on your presentations, that might be fine, but it might not.
> Something to be aware of.
>
> You might consider purchasing a netbook PC to run the projector with instead.
> $300 gets you a decent one; you could put the free viewer on it and play back
> real presentations rather than stills, or add a copy of PowerPoint or Office and
> be able to edit/create presentations on the spot if need be.
>
>
>
> ==============================
> PPT Frequently Asked Questions
> http://www.pptfaq.com/
>
> PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
> http://www.pptools.com/
>
>
> .
>

Thanks for the good info -
John S.

"LVTravel" wrote:

>
> "All-in-one John" <All-in-one (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:E5EA9987-BF42-4050-9AC0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I want to purchase a projector that can be used for ppt presentations by
> > inexperienced operators. We are a non-profit group that gives
> > presentations
> > - mostly at libraries. We would prefer to have a unit that does not
> > require
> > a connection to a PC. Are there units that can present PPT using data
> > from a
> > flash drive?
> > Any recommendations?
>
> I don't think you will find any projector that will run native PowerPoint
> slide shows as a show but there are many models from many manufacturers
> (Epson has a few) that will show slide shows of still images. You could
> prepare the slide show on a desktop (or laptop) and save the presentation as
> projector compatible image files onto a USB stick and then plug that into
> the projector to present the images.
>
> The reason that native PPT presentations won't run is that it takes a lot of
> processing power and program that that the projector itself doesn't contain
> to show the PPT slides. It does have enough power to show still images
> however from the USB stick.
>
> .
>

Thanks for the speedy reply and good info

"Jaime" wrote:

> Another option might be to convert the PPT to a DVD/video and just take a
> small portable DVD player to hook to the projector.
>
> Granted not the same as running the PPT, but you could still retain some
> animation and effect, instead of just still images.
> --
> James
> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
>
> "All-in-one John" <All-in-one (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:E5EA9987-BF42-4050-9AC0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I want to purchase a projector that can be used for ppt presentations by
> > inexperienced operators. We are a non-profit group that gives
> > presentations
> > - mostly at libraries. We would prefer to have a unit that does not
> > require
> > a connection to a PC. Are there units that can present PPT using data
> > from a
> > flash drive?
> > Any recommendations?
>
> .
>