I am looking into tablets in order to not have to lug around my laptop if I want to show a quick power point presentation.
It appears from online reviews that the iPad is set up to work with PP out of the box.
Some reviews indicate that the Android platform may have some issues with presenting a PP presentation and requires an additional app.
Anyone used their tablet for a Power Point presentation? Recommendations of 'the best' tablet to get?
> I am looking into tablets in order to not have to lug around my laptop if I want to show a quick power point presentation.
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> It appears from online reviews that the iPad is set up to work with PP out of the box.
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> Some reviews indicate that the Android platform may have some issues with presenting a PP presentation and requires an additional app.
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> Anyone used their tablet for a Power Point presentation? Recommendations of 'the best' tablet to get?
Android:
I believe most if not all will do that, and more without any apps not included.
Hisense Sero 7 Pro 7" Tablet ($149) reads and displays Powerpoints seamlessly. Cheep enough to not worry about and fits in my pocket.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hisense-Sero-7-Pro-7-Tablet-Quad-Core-Processor-with-8GB-Memory-M470BSA/25427874
with the 32GB SD card it makes a great viewer for photos too.
iPad: son in law has problems with Powerpoints... maybe it is just him but he borrows mine for that.
Tablets can’t replace a laptop.
I bought mine as a disposable toy, decided I won't fight to make a tablet try to do the job of a full computer.
> > reads and displays Powerpoints seamlessly. Cheep enough to not worry about and fits in my pocket
Thanks for the information Peter.
I spent a good bit on my laptop to make sure it was very capable. So I hate transporting it beyond wherever I want to work in the house or office.
The presentations would be prepared on either my laptop or desktop PC.
Having something inexpensive and compact to view them on and be able to connect to a projector is what I am looking for.
> be able to connect to a projector is what I am looking for.
That may be an issue. The Sero does have an HDMI port (and mini USB too), and it works fine with my TV, but beyond that I am clueless.
I would not invest more than chump change (iThings) without making sure it works for presentations on a projector. And the make/model of the projector may also be an issue.
Many agencies have projectors available but there are some real weird ones out there.
Would you be bringing your own projector? That would simplify it a lot!
Jon,
We use the iPad and a free app named SlideShark for our Powerpoint presentations. SlideShark works great, doesn't mess up the presentation in conversion, and if you load the app on your iPhone, you can use the iPhone as your wireless remote control.
We wonder around the room discussing our presentation and click through the slides on the overhead using the phone. It's cool. Check it out.
Ric
Good point on connecting Peter.
I have a projector. It is apparently old enough that HDMI was not in use. Looks like it has RCA, S, and VGA.
There appear to be several HDMI to VGA converters in the $40 range that could be dropped in the projector box and taken with it. There also seem to be some wireless conversion kits - those might be very handy.
Certainly something to think about before making a decision.
Thanks Ric.
I just saw some convertors for iPad to go directly from that odd proprietary Apple connector to VGA in order to connect to an older projector. Looked pretty straight forward.
Jon,
I was at a coaching class back in April, and the instructor had a cable that hooked his Ipad to the projector. I did not look at it, but he was able to plug the cable into the projector cable, use the Ipad to show a brief scheduling program that he used, and simply unplugged the cable from the Ipad adapter, and went right back to the powerpoint on the laptop.
I did not look at it too much. I don't own any Apple products other than my iphone.
I hope this helps.
Jimmy