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17" Notebook vs. Projector for Client Demos

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by bob n.

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I have a client who needs to conduct CD-based demonstrations for his clients at their offices. We have discussed using a good lightweight notebook and a DLP projector. Now, the client is entertaining the idea of using a 17" notebook.

While I understand the desire to minimize the number of pieces of equipment necessary to accomplish the task, I am concerned that a 17" notebook might have too many limitations. Can anyone tell me how many people can confortably crowd around a 17" notebook and clearly observe a CD demonstration? My perception is that a 14" or 15" notebook would probably accommodate the same number of people - perhaps three - as the larger notebook.

Any experience with a 17" notebook with respect to shared viewing will be appreciated.

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by jellybeenz

If your client wants to present a professional demeanor and make a good impression, he will invest in the projector. Any vendor that came to my workplace and asked me to crowd around his notebook to view his demo, would cause me to have serious doubts about investing my time and money with him.

by bob n.

Thank you for confirming my analysis of this situation. I simply cannot envision a notebook screen, regardless of size, as an effective subbstitute for a well produced, easily viewed presentation.

by jellybeenz

Hopefully your client will take your advice. Unfortunately some people must learn the hard way. You might point out to him that he may have the superior product, but could still lose out to a competitor's better marketing strategy. Anything that would give him an edge should be implemented. Especially something this basic. Good luck!

by oz_media

I assume you are referringto the OVERSIZE screens, unfortunately it is a width issue not height AND width, your videos will be the same size as on aq 15" unless they are filmed in the widescreen aspect ratio. A knew a guy who bought one and returned it two days later as he doesn't watch DVD's on his notebook and the aspect ratio is useless.

Just a thought, se if the aspect ratio works before you ditch the projector.

Also, if you go camping, string up a white tarp and you have a drive in theatre.

by hal 9000

Ask you're client would he be interested in buying a product if the salesman rolled up in a 20 year old rust bucket of a car with the arse out of his pants?

While a superior product may be available it is always first impressions that make the sale now if he is thinking about a 1 to 1 meeting for demonstrating his product a TFT monitor of any size would do the job nicely but the obvious thing here is that if he expects to have more than a couple of people watching the presentation he will need the projector as well as a few spare light bulbs or whatever are used by the product that he finally settles upon. He will also need to know exactly how to change these as well as there is nothing worse than a salesman who arrives and appears unprepared for a presentation.

Recently AMD launched their 64 bit processors in Brisbane and when I arrived for the release they didn't have any monitors so you could see the difference between the products. I like most people in the room walked out thinking that they where not very professional as missing something as basic as monitors for the product launch was unbelievable and possible has limited their sales of this product until it becomes necessary for general usage.

Col

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