Presentation Question (Hardware)

[Wickerman]

Hey, here's the deal. I'm having problems with a delay in my video presentations. From the time you "start" a slide its a good 10 seconds before the video kicks in. Meantime, the Audio starts on schedule. Don't know if anyone has any ideas but I figure with the skills we have here someone might have an idea.

Technical details-
We are using an Epson ceiling mounted project to display content from a Dell Latitude Laptop (Windows. A gig of memory on the Dell. The connection path is as follows - VGA cord from computer to wall terminal/junction box (12 feet). VGA cord from terminal to project (18 foot estimated).

When I start a video in Media Player the sounds starts normally (of course, it doesn't go to the projector :eyes: ). The video takes about 10 seconds to start - and this is for a short clip of about 30 seconds or less. Until the video starts all that is seen is a black screen.

thanks for any insights. If you tell me to buy a Mac I will hunt you down and , uh, well, do something really bad. What hasn't come to me quite yet, but by the time I find you it will!

[democracyindanger]

1. Hardware maybe?

Try playing the presentation with another player or two besides Media Player. If it happens with all of them, it could be something to do with the PC's video card. Maybe not enough memory.

[Wickerman]

2. It does the same in PowerPoint

which is where we first noticed the problem. If we use a 12 foot cord directly to a projector of same brand and make on a table it works fine. It seems to not like the distance to the projector - or, the junction, or, the cable?

Non-movie presentations work just fine.