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« on: October 02, 2009, 12:48:28 PM »

I want to make an iwb using wii but am not sure what kind of projector i need for my ESL class in Greece. Does it matter if the "analysis" is 800 * 600 or 1024 * 768? The second ones seem a bit expensive for our budget.
The whiteboard our classroom has is about 150cm * 100cm
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« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2009, 09:36:16 PM »

I want to make an iwb using wii but am not sure what kind of projector i need for my ESL class in Greece. Does it matter if the "analysis" is 800 * 600 or 1024 * 768? The second ones seem a bit expensive for our budget.
The whiteboard our classroom has is about 150cm * 100cm
Thanks

Hi,

If the price is an issue, the 800*600 is sufficient for most general lessons and presentations.

However, at the native resolution of 800*600 of the projector, you will notice that you little space for interacting with the computer as everything appears bigger. For example, the MS Office 2007 toolbar will use a significant portion of the screen. The projector should be able to handle higher resolution input such as 1024*768 but the effect on the screen will be lost of sharpness as the input is down sampled from 1024*768 to 800*600.

The whiteboard in your classroom is not too huge, so it should be alright to use the 800x600 projector with the above limitations.

Regards,
Boon Jin

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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2009, 06:17:48 AM »

Thanks for the help Jin
One more question
Do you think it is worth buying an LCD screen instead of a projector? We plan on buying a "normal" whiteboard at some point in the future anyway.

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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2009, 10:28:59 AM »

Hi,

If you are using in a classroom, a projector is certainly more practical. Also, although it is possible to turn the LCD screen into an interactive whiteboard, there might be risk of the screen getting scratched.

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« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2009, 11:45:04 PM »

Just recently bought a 1.2 x 2.4m piece of Perspex for $40.

This is sufficient to cover and protect pretty much any screen.

The tip I got was ask sign writers where they get their Perspex from, and roll up with the right $ in cash.

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