[AG-TECH] Access grid Hardware , expensive !

[Paul Mercer]

Steve

We were just going to order an accumic here for our PIG.  Can you be 
a little more specific about the feed back?  We sometimes take our 
pig into a conference room, when the local group is more than 2, and 
use a mobile projector but we generate echo for other participants 
since we don't use headphones.  We were thinking that the accumic 
might be the solution to the echo problem. Any information would be 
appreciated since it is an expensive item.

Thanks

Paul

At 2:34 PM -0400 10/4/04, Steve Gallo wrote:
>We have an accumic here.  It's alright but can easily generate
>feedback if you're not careful.
>
>Steve
>
>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
>>  Behalf Of christoph ganser
>>  Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 10:34 AM
>>  To: Richard Naylor
>>  Cc: Osland, CD (Chris) ; 'Marie-Noelle Dauphin'; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
>>  Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Access grid Hardware , expensive !
>>
>>
>>  if you have only one channel you could also use the gentner accumic. it
>>  costs around 500 bucks. for small meetings it should work.
>>
>>  or did any body have bad experiences with it?
>>
>>  cheers
>>
>>  christoph
>>
>>  Richard Naylor wrote:
>>  > At 12:15 PM 10/1/2004 +0100, Osland, CD (Chris) wrote:
>>  >
>>  >> Marie-Noelle,
>>  >>
>>  >> Access Grids can be expensive, but don't be put off by the
>>  >> spec you have found: that is YEARS out of date.
>>  >> 3.  The only reason I would prefer to add a second computer is that
>>  >> it would allow me to run the ClearOne (Gentner) software in that,
>>  >> (without that software causing the CPU utilization to be 100% in the AG
>>  >> machine))
>>  >> and also use it for DPPT / IgPix / VNC etc.  All the 'mainstream'
>>  >> AG applications happily run in a single machine as long as it has
>>  >> enough power - 2x2.6, 2x2.8, 2x3.06 or whatever.
>>  >>
>>  >> [If you're running APware under Windows, make sure that it is
>>  >> running at LOWEST priority, or you will get sticky windows
>>  >> at stupidly low window counts.]
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > One way I reduce the cost is by using the Gentner GT1524. Its under half
>>  > the cost of an AP400. The GT1524 is a single channel unit and I add a
>>  > small audio mixer (I use Behringer or Mackie) in front of the Gentner.
>>  > This is *much* easier to drive and train an operator on, it save you one
>>  > PC cost and because of the range of inputs on the mixer (mic, line,
>>  > balanced, unbalanced etc) you can hook up almost anything so easily. CD
>>  > Players, VHS players, etc.
>>  >
>>  > There are only minimal controls and settings on the GT1524 and once set
>>  > up, it just runs. Works a treat in both large and small rooms.
>>  >
>>  > rich
>>  >
>>  >
>>
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