Re: External VGA connection to projector and giving presentations

From: Ralf Ackermann <rac.a.t.KOM.tu-darmstadt.de>
Date: Sat Nov 09 2002 - 11:20:27 EST

Hi Marc,

if you have an 3870 ipaq you might like to remote control it using the
bluetooth link
        http://www.iptel-now.de/HOWTO/BT_REMOTE/bt_remote.html

I have once made a page about VGA output and input formats for giving
presentations with the ipaq - it's at
        http://www.iptel-now.de/HOWTO/IPAQ_PRESENTER/ipaq_presenter.html

I don't have experiences with the newer Voyager cards (and not enough time
for testing / developing with the older at the moment) - but since you are
in Germany i could give away / lend an HP card for a few tests and if you
finally want even sell it.

best regards
 ralf

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On Sat, 9 Nov 2002, Marc Baaden wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> as my ipaq is slowly coming up to production level, I wonder whether I
> could give some presentations from my ipaq in the future. I know there
> are (working) VGA cards for it, I think the Voyager one and one from HP.
> But I wonder:
> 
> - it seem resolution/colors are quite limited, eg 65k @ 640x480 or
>   256 @ 800x600, is that right ?
> - has anybody experience with using this for presentations ? Is the
>   image quality sufficient ? - what about eg antialiasing ?
> - does the new Voyager CF card work, and has it better specs ?
> - would you just show images (eg png, ..) or are there nice/suitable
>   presentations programs ?
> - is it possible to remote control the ipaq via IR for such a
>   presentation ? Eg I have two IR mice, could I get those to work
>   with the ipaq directly (not using the receiver that comes with
>   them) ?
> 
> I have both familiar/opie and intimate/X11 installed and available,
> so the "platform" should not be a problem.
> 
> Also if you could advise me on which PCMCIA VGA card to buy (or not to buy) ..
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
>   Marc Baaden
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Received on Sat Nov 09 16:20:56 2002

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