On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 - Ken Durling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Said: <snip> > Just two questions: 1) I need to buy a slide projector, and I'm > looking at a Braun unit that also features a fairly large viewer. I'm > looking at model number 2000AF: <snip> > or the 353 AF, of which I haven't seen an image. > What I want to know is how is this machine? Does it do well as a > wall projector as well? Or should I just go for the ol' Kodak > carousel? The kodak viewer/projectors are out of my price range. <snip> > Thanks for any help you can offer. > Ken Ken: I can't speak to the 353 AF or the 2000 AF, but I purchased the Braun 150 AF from B&H about a year ago (at the time it was the only Braun they had). Since then I have used it about 30 to 40 times while pushing through an average of five to six slide trays (so let's call it about 250 trays). About half way through I noticed that the forward/reverse switch was sticking. Every once in a while, I would have to push the tray (european straight model) through to advance the slide manually. About a month ago the dang thing died on me completely and the wired remote will not advance (in either direction) at all. Personally, I don't think that I used the projector nearly enough to justify it dying on me like that. It might be an easy fix, but the problem is that the remote is hard wired into the projector (no plug-in that I can see) and therefore I don't think that I can just replace a part; anyone out there know any different? I purchased the Braun for the monitor and straight tray convenience (I like them better than the round caurosels). However, I noticed that I would always prefer using a screen for projection. Therefore the built-in viewer was very seldomly used. For the money, I would seriously consider a used Kodak Ektagraphic (A/AMT/ATS or their older equivalent). Hope this helps... Regards Carlo Terlizzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
