Re: TDC vs. Triad - Stereo Projectors

[P3D Sam Smith <3dhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:24 PM 11/9/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Sam the Hacker writes:
>
>>The Compco Triad is an excellent Projector, and the one that has been my
>>workhorse for 6 or 7 years. To me it is far superior to the TDC for two
>>reasons: You have a single control that corrects horizontal and vertical
>>adjustment, where the TDC has two separate controls.
>

Dr T wrote:
>Sorry, but I don't see this as an advantage... The two movements are not
>related to each other. Why would you want to change them with one control? 
>The vertical adjustment is via a friction pad in the Triad, which makes it a
>bit "jerky" in moving around.  If you only want to change the horizontal,
>you will accidentally move the vertical, which is a "no no" in projection.


The advantage is that I only need one hand to adjust. When I do slide shows
I'm sometimes the narrator, projectionist, and soundman all at the same
time. I need all the hands I can get!

>>I recommend it strongly and it's worth the extra bucks.
>
>What extra bucks?  I have always asked less for a Triad than the equivalent
>TDC.  I was trying to sell a nice Triad for $235 and could not get a buyer,
>no matter how hard I tried. 


George, I expect your next one will sell like hotcakes. Promise you'll still
sell it for less?



Sam


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