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| Thread ID: 107816 | 2010-03-02 23:28:00 | Powerpoint presentations to TV | Paul Ramon (11806) | Press F1 |
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| 863298 | 2010-03-03 02:29:00 | Hmmmm being both then a PC / Laptop of some kind will be better, I have set up a similar show in one of the real estate companies here, they have their current homes on a continuous slide show running through a Cheap DVD player in the reception area on a 42" LCD TV, made with Photo DVD Maker - (thats several years back - way before windows had basically the same thing). BUT if there are avi's within a PP then that wont work. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 863299 | 2010-03-03 02:36:00 | The problem with making everthing into a DVD is the loss in quality when showing it on a nice hi-def 50" screen. At least if you use a computer of some sort then photos can stay in their original resolution. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 863300 | 2010-03-03 02:46:00 | BUT if there are avi's within a PP then that wont work. support.microsoft.com |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 863301 | 2010-03-03 03:03:00 | Would they need a decent speced video card to run the large TV? If you are connecting from the VGA output on the PC to the VGA input on the TV then no video card required. It works exactly the same as using a data projector which is also VGA to VGA. Easy peasy. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 863302 | 2010-03-03 03:18:00 | support.microsoft.com Read the whole thing correctly, and quote the WHOLE answer - I said if the PP was converted to DVD, and there are avi's within it, then they wont work, in other words a avi playing within a already playing DVD. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 863303 | 2010-03-03 03:40:00 | Add to above - you need to read all the answers from others as well to get the "gist" of the discussion / Suggestions so far as a DVD was mentioned but playing a AVI from within a DVD is a no go. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 863304 | 2010-03-03 07:41:00 | Like others have said, many modern laptops and almost all TVs have HDMI . Get HDMI capability at both ends, and you'll be sweet . From my home setup I've found that LCD TVs have strange resolutions (like 1366x768) but are otherwise just like using a second computer monitor . For the PowerPoint, make sure you change the page setup to the same aspect ratio as the TV or it will look letterboxed with black borders . If you're using the fancy new slide transitions with PowerPoint 2010 or playing hi-res movies in the slide show you should consider a decent graphics card in the setup for it to be super smooth . I really liked this demo of what can be done with PowerPoint, though this is really a work of art that must've taken many hours to create! . istartedsomething . com/20091207/powerpoint-2010s-five-rules-sample-presentation/" target="_blank">www . istartedsomething . com cheers W |
waldok (15185) | ||
| 863305 | 2010-03-03 08:42:00 | Read the whole thing correctly, and quote the WHOLE answer - I said if the PP was converted to DVD, and there are avi's within it, then they wont work, in other words a avi playing within a already playing DVD. Fair enough, though AFAIK there's no direct route for converting a powerpoint .ppt file to a DVD .VOB files is there? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 863306 | 2010-03-03 09:08:00 | Fair enough, though AFAIK there's no direct route for converting a powerpoint .ppt file to a DVD .VOB files is there? I gave This converter (www.effectmatrix.com) a go - the free version was so-so to .avi - then I tried the same PPT in HD (Gives a Watermark) BUT good enough to test it. HUGE difference - there is a chart near the bottom of the page that shows what version does what. The original PPT I tried is 864KB (15 Slides - Nod32 promo) - When converted to XviD HD it had grown to 67.4MB IF it were a straight PPT > AVI/DVD - then it could be played Via the WD TV (www.wdc.com) with a USB drive - plugged into the TV. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 863307 | 2010-03-04 03:01:00 | WDTV Live FTW! :D | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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