Dear Netters,
I would like to add NetTVs to the of "Great Technology Wishlist." The
NetTV was created to be a computer monitor first and a television second.
(When I ordered my first NetTV three years ago, the tuner had to be ordered
separately and I had to install it myself. Now, one must still order the
tuner, but it does come pre-installed.) We now have about 20 NetTVs in
classrooms at our elementary school. They can be connected to either a Mac
or a PC computer and there is no comparison to the quality, resolution, and
clarity of a regular television connected to a computer using a scan
converter. The teachers in my school love their NetTVs and would never want
to go back to a scan converter connection. The NeTTV on my mobile library
cart is connected to a computer, a VCR, and a laserdisc player, all at the
same time. I can press a button on the remote control and switch to any of
these--or to Cable television, as needed. It can also be connected to a
Video Flex Camera or a Visual Presenter with ease.
It has been a great tool for teaching any computer applications, writing
and editing, or for using the Internet. The entire class can see the 32"
monitor for ease in viewing. It is more expensive than a regular television,
but the quality has been well worth the money. A 29" NetTV with tuner
installed runs around $890.00. (This is not a paid endorsement, by the way
and I don't work for the company.) When you consider the cost of a 29 - 32"
television, combined with a really good scan converter, there isn't as much
difference as it would seem initially. Plus, the difference in the quality
and resolution is astounding. (No fuzzy words or furry lines, etc.)
We have SmartBoards in the library and in both computer labs, but placing
them in classrooms has been cost prohibitive. The NetTV has been the next
best thing for us. To me, it has been the best way to provide a high quality
large screen in the classroom for whole group instruction, Powerpoint
presentations created by teachers or students, or for Internet usage in the
classroom. We demonstrated the NetTVs and SmartBoards at our school a year
ago and we have had endless telephone calls and steady flow of administrators
and other visitors coming in to see them ever since. You might want to check
out their website. The company has demonsrated them at our state computer
conference for the last three years.
Jan McGee, LMS
jmcgee8038@aol.com
Riverbend Elementary School
700 Austin Street
West Monroe, LA 71292
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