He is talking about the VGA cable to the projector.
Chris Franzen wrote:
I'm confused b/c we use a VGA cable to connect the projector to a
computer and a USB cable to connect the smartboard to the computer.
Maybe my boards are old and there is a newer way of doing things.
Chris Franzen
Technology Coordinator
Nokomis School District
511 Oberle St.
Nokomis, IL 62075
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Bruce Brewer
<brew...@windsor.k12.il.us <mailto:brew...@windsor.k12.il.us>> wrote:
Thanks, I may give that a try.
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Bruce
We use a powered splitter - we get one from Monoprice.com for under
$20. Short (6') VGA cable from computer to the in port of the
Monoprice
splitter, Short (6') cable from out port 1 of the splitter to the
monitor and a long (50') cable to the projector mounted on the
ceiling.
We use the Monoprice spittler that includes audio and the 50' cable -
also from Monoprice - has audio built in as well.
Don't mess with two long cables.
Bruce Brewer wrote:
>
> The new Smart boards do not provide an integrated VGA cable from the
> projector to the control panel; we are now expected to provide
our own
> cable from the computer all the way up through the arm to the
> projector. *LAME *and back if we want to use the computer
monitor
> also.
>
>
>
>
>
> Always, in the previous boards, the cable that came with the boards
> had an integrated VGA cable in the cable that connected to the
control
> panel of the board, all we had to do was provide a short VGA
cable to
> connect the computer to the Smartboard control panel and the
board was
> ready to use.
>
>
>
> Now, with the new design, no VGA cable is incorporated into the
cable
> between the projector and the control panel, therefore rendering the
> board *useless, as delivered*.
>
>
>
> I called Smarttech twice and they were quite unhelpful and said that
> *we have to provide* a long VGA cable now from the computer up
to the
> projector and back for the monitor to work.
>
>
>
> Both times we went round and round about how on my end the
product had
> always been ready to use out of the box and now it is rendered
> useless, unless we ourselves purchase and provide the long VGA
cables,
> which is what move the image form the computer to the projector and
> the board. There response was basically, well that the way it is
now.
> At which I proceed to explain that the product is of no use to
me, as
> is. To which they respond, is there anything else we can help
you with
> today.
>
>
>
> NOT SMART, DUMB!
>
>
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