Re: OT: scanners & Digital projectors

Greetings,

Thanks, Rita and Charlotte for your  input on the digital projectors. 
 Your info is most helpful.  We are close to making a decision on the 
projector, but we want to make sure it will be compatible with our 
laptop, etc.

Gary White, Lincoln Nebraska


Charlotte Holte wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I saw a presentation at the Madison (Wisconsin) Area Iris Society's meeting
>and the presenter used this Projector.  He was very happy with it.
>
>http://focusedtechnology.com/optoma-ezpro-750.html
>
>Check it out.  Comes with a case etc.
>
>Char, New Berlin, WI
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gary White" <bentfork@neb.rr.com>
>To: <iris@hort.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 1:53 AM
>Subject: Re: [iris] OT: scanners & Digital projectors
>
>
>  
>
>>I too am interested in a good scanner for older slides.   Thanks, John,
>>for the info on the Hp 3970.
>>
>>Also, do you or anyone else have any suggestions for digital projectors?
>> I am interested in one that would be a good choice for showing
>>presentations of iris pics in a powerpoint program, etc.  Any help on
>>good resolution, lumen, contrast parameters to look for would be much
>>appreciated.  Thanks.
>>Gary White, Lincoln Nebraska
>>
>>
>>John I Jones wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>The HP 3970 is a nice scanner for about $100. It has a slot in the lid
>>>to hold slides for scanning. Goes up to 2400 X 2400 DPI. The scanning
>>>speed on most every scanner will likely be a function of the scanning
>>>resolution. Has a nice software package with it.
>>>
>>>If you have a lot of slides to scan you would want to look into
>>>something that has an automated feed. Nikon makes one I think, or some
>>>big name like that.
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>
>>>On Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at 09:31  PM, J. Griffin Crump wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Friends  --  I'm about to replace my scanner, and would appreciate your
>>>>advice.  I work primarily from slides, so the scanner must scan slides.
>>>>
>>>>So, if some of you are scanning slides and have a scanner that you
>>>>        
>>>>
>like,
>  
>
>>>>please tell me.  (Also let me know of any to avoid.)Besides good
>>>>quality, I am
>>>>looking for speed.  The one I now have is excruciatingly slow.
>>>>
>>>>These days, of course, new slides can be put on a disk at the time of
>>>>developing, but I have many older ones that need to be copied post
>>>>facto, and
>>>>the scanner is the cheapest and most convenient way to do it.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.  --  Griff
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