mpegs - PowerPoint and Dells more info

this is the exact info I got from the computer company that set up the room
I was working in

The problem is with the Dell Laptop video connection. Dell in order to cut
cost made the connection will less power so when it is running both the
laptop and the projector it does not have enough power to refresh the
projector properly and it causes the issues that we saw (flickering before
the mpeg started). The solution that JP Lilley told me was either to us a
desktop or run the presentation with the laptop screen off (Function F8) so
that you can only see it on the projection screen.


Has anyone heard of this?


Thanks

Sara

Sara,

A black flicker before a video starts is a common powerpoint problem.

A video clip only appearing on the laptop and not projected is a different
issue. See
Videos play correctly on computer but not on projector (black box)
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00467.htm

Dell in order to cut cost made the connection will less power
I don't think it's a power thing, more of a "memory" (as in less video
memory) to save costs

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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"Sara Tanner" wrote in message
...
this is the exact info I got from the computer company that set up the
room I was working in

The problem is with the Dell Laptop video connection. Dell in order to
cut cost made the connection will less power so when it is running both
the laptop and the projector it does not have enough power to refresh the
projector properly and it causes the issues that we saw (flickering before
the mpeg started). The solution that JP Lilley told me was either to us a
desktop or run the presentation with the laptop screen off (Function F8)
so that you can only see it on the projection screen.


Has anyone heard of this?


Thanks

Sara