Jean- Sounds like a raw deal but I admire your willingness to purchase one or both for your classes. I don't have any specific suggestions because there are too many variables (how much detail do you need, how much light is in the room). What I can tell you is that there are projectors that will work for many applications starting about $2,000.00 or less (look for model closeouts etc.). Your best bet is to look at journeyed.com or similar sites (www.journeyed.com <http://www.journeyed.com> is a site run by Barnes and Noble- they discount hardware and software for academics). There are others who give discounts to academics and don't leave out local suppliers. Tell them your situation- some may have programs for academics and others may be willing to help. Also try for a package deal with the notebook and projector. Finally, don't forget to contact your school's purchasing agent who may have agreements with suppliers. A couple of warnings, do be especially careful to get enough resolution- if you are just doing powerpoint etc then VGA resolution is probably enough- If you are doing analysis of original works, demonstrating experiments, etc. then you may need compatibility with XGA or High Resolution HDTV standards. The second major consideration is the amount of light- make sure to get a return agreement if the projector isn't bright enough for the actual classroom you teach in. Have you considered sharing this purchase with a department or other teachers at your insititution? You might also look into working this into a "professional development" grant at your institution. Good luck with this. Let us know if you stumble across any really good deals. Tim _____________________________________________________________ Timothy Shearon, Professor of Psychology Albertson College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 teaching: neuropsyhology, history and systems, drugs and behavior and general psychology current interests: psychopharmacology and recovery from brain injury [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
-----Original Message----- From: Jean Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Fri 4/26/2002 6:34 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Cc: Subject: data projectors Good morning all: Anyway, does anyone know a supplier that has really good prices on data projectors? Jean Edwards
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