Audio/visual equipment

[thebowlerhattedturner]

Hello all,
           the "old hands" on this forum will remember that a lifetime ago I posted a query about audio/visual equipment. Well the good news is, following a town council grant to top up our funds, we have now been able to purchase the badly needed kit.
  So assuming I can understand the instructions we should be up and running very soon. I guess now I will have to have a manicure before doing a demo at the club!
 Due to my lack of understanding about this equipment,( I think it's an age thing)and despite various people trying to help explain it all to me ,I struggled with the technicality of the whole shabang. Eventually I was steered to a supplier by a lecturer at the local college . I was then able to explain exactly what I wanted and the company in question sorted out the package for me. So I am now a very happy bunny 
Regards
John
BHT

[woodndesign]

Well done on getting the kit, now it's just a case too hop to it ...    ...  I know not very bunny ...    ...

David

[John D Smith]

Well done John in getting the equipment you wanted. One tip from me make sure there is more than one Member who knows how to put it all together and are able to use it.There is nothing worse than having a Demo and the only person that knows how it all works doesn't turn up.
                                                     Regards John

[thebowlerhattedturner]

Thanks David.Hi John, it's a good point you have raised because I have memories of turning up at a club to demo and no-one knowing how to set the stuff up. It is my intention to get all of the committee  familiar with the set up but also to get 5 or so club members proficient in it's use too. Of cause the first thing to do is learn how to use it myself!!
       If there are any others out there that would like the information on purchasing PM me and I will send you the details. Unless of course I am allowed to advertise? Andy?
Regards
John BHT

[Andy Coates]

of course you can...go ahead!

[thebowlerhattedturner]

The company that was recommended to me by the college lecturer was Roche A/V here is their web address:-
 http://www.rocheav.co.uk/special_offers/projector_offers

After speaking to a chap called Mike Heywood who was very helpful and fully understood our requirements we ordered everything.
The delivery came on time with no shortages.
I will keep you posted on how good the stuff is.
(I've already had a play with the amplifier system which nearly made me(more) deaf)
Regards
John BHT

[thebowlerhattedturner]

Hi all,
       well tonight was the first night at the club using our new A/V kit. I had learnt how to set up the camera and project the image onto the screen,I also learnt how to run the images from the computer and project them aswell.From my previous post you know that I learnt how to use the audio side of things so tonight our vice chairman wanted to show part of a DVD and that is the one thing that I hadn't learnt how to do. I couldn't get any sound from the DVD player to the speaker. I had loads of leads, they just didn't fit any of the holes that were left. So we popped the disc into the computer and projected it and put the wireless mike on the computer speaker and sent that to the amplifier. Not ideal I know but it (sort of) worked. So apart from operator teething troubles (I now intend to write an idiot sheet for setting up) and the need for some longer leads our system is up and running and appears to be exactly what we wanted and probably does more than I have read on the tin!
    Don't worry George we will have it all sorted by the time you come to us for your demo
Regards
John BHT