What do I need to achieve this?

[Thank The Cheese]

Hello everyone,

Once in a while, I need to give short presentations in a board room. Problem is the video socket to connect the laptop to the projector is on the opposite end of the room, meaning I can't have the laptop in front of me while I talk. This is OK for presentations where all I need to do is flip through slides (I just have to use a presentation remote to control it across the room) but sometimes I need to give demonstrations on the laptop.

So my question is: is there some way that I can have the laptop in front of me, then send the video signal across the room to another device that plugs into the projector (either by wi-fi or bluetooth)?

I'm just not sure where to start. What sort of hardware is out there for this sort of thing?

Appreciate the advice

 

[sinclair_tm]

the hardware is called a really long cable.

what if you get a second laptop and do some remote desktop foolery over airport?

 

[Qion]

the hardware is called a really long cable.

what if you get a second laptop and do some remote desktop foolery over airport?

I would agree with the "really long cable" idea. It would be cheaper and probably easier to set up.

As for the Remote Desktop foolery, I highly doubt that it is plausible. Besides being finicky to pull off and requiring another laptop, the program starts at USD 299.

EDIT: Quick Google search pulled up this: http://www.bonafidereviews.com/article.php?id=153

 

[sinclair_tm]

he could use any of the many free vncs out there for the dual laptop idea. i do it all the time with my computers at home.

 

[texanpenguin]

There are many presentation remotes which allow you to control the mouse etc. remotely, including software like Salling Clicker and Romeo which work with many Bluetooth phones.