Re: School Projection PC

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Peace&Grace wrote:
I'm looking for advice on configuring a PC to be used in a small
school, Windows domain environment, wireless access. It will be used
to show (via projector) DVDs, VHS tapes, TV (via cable connection)
audio from CD, MP3, sound board, etc., Powerpoint presentations, etc.

If it *must* join the domain then it can't be media centre.

Pretty much any current computer with a TV tuner (& 3rd party tuner
software) will do what you wish, except the VHS tapes, so I'm assuming you
yourself have an idea for the VHS tapes. I'd personally just transfer them
to rewritable DVD these days - the cost of a DVD burner & writable DVDs is
negligable, and you aren't risking your tapes getting chewed with every
playback.

In fact, if all you need to do is *show* TV then most well specced modern
projectors will directly accept both TV & Computer inputs at once and allow
you to switch between the two as you please, so you don't even need to worry
about TV tuner cards on the computer.


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