In addition to the on-screen keyboard, Windows also features an accessibility tool called "MouseKeys" that allows you to use the numpad as a mouse.
If you were to pair this with a keyboard remapping tool such as SwapKeys, you could effectively bind the WASD keys to the arrow keys(or numpad keys while NumLock is off) and have everything you need within a fairly reasonable distance.
Granted, it's unfortunate that anyone should have to go to additional lengths to be accomodated in places where there was prior accomodation, but all of you naysayers must realize that things like this are simply the tip of the iceberg for the disabled.
Luckily, technology and society are advancing to the point where accomodations for everyone are becoming more seamless and less "tacked on". For example, Nintendo's Revolution is said to be marketed toward a more general audience, potentially appealing toward those who would otherwise never touch a controller.
Gaming that's exclusively inclusive to the disabled can't be far off.
Both LumenLabs and DIYProjectorCompany[diyprojectorcompany.com] offer triplet lenses that will accomodate 17" or 19" monitors(which feature resolutions of up to 1280x1024), provided you use a 17" or 19" fresnel with an appropriate throw.
Samsung, Sharp, and Toshiba also offer 15" LCD screens that support full 1080, but they require a controller card, as they're currently only being used in the Dell Inspiron. Together, they cost nearly $400.
As far as progressive and interlace are concerned, they aren't factors when you're using an HTPC for output.
While commercial projectors tend to have superior contrast ratios than the average LCD monitor, you must take into account that this is usually at the expense of both the brightness and the consumer. Many projectors also employ lamps with lower color temperatures to prevent blacks from looking like milky grays, which sacrifices purity in whites.
Laptop LCD screens are also a horrible base of comparison, as they're commonly limited to contrast ratios below 350:1 and use back or side lighting with color temperatures that are too cold for projection.
Ideally, you would want a panel with at least a 450:1 ratio for use with a 400w metal halide bulb(33,000 lumens at 5200k), which isn't hard to find with newer panels hitting up to 1000:1 ratios. In addition, if you consider that with a larger panel, more light will collimate through it and thus more light will be projected, the brightness is unfathomable by any commercial projector.
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In addition to the on-screen keyboard, Windows also features an accessibility tool called "MouseKeys" that allows you to use the numpad as a mouse.
If you were to pair this with a keyboard remapping tool such as SwapKeys, you could effectively bind the WASD keys to the arrow keys(or numpad keys while NumLock is off) and have everything you need within a fairly reasonable distance.
Granted, it's unfortunate that anyone should have to go to additional lengths to be accomodated in places where there was prior accomodation, but all of you naysayers must realize that things like this are simply the tip of the iceberg for the disabled.
Luckily, technology and society are advancing to the point where accomodations for everyone are becoming more seamless and less "tacked on". For example, Nintendo's Revolution is said to be marketed toward a more general audience, potentially appealing toward those who would otherwise never touch a controller.
Gaming that's exclusively inclusive to the disabled can't be far off.
Both LumenLabs and DIYProjectorCompany[diyprojectorcompany.com] offer triplet lenses that will accomodate 17" or 19" monitors(which feature resolutions of up to 1280x1024), provided you use a 17" or 19" fresnel with an appropriate throw. Samsung, Sharp, and Toshiba also offer 15" LCD screens that support full 1080, but they require a controller card, as they're currently only being used in the Dell Inspiron. Together, they cost nearly $400. As far as progressive and interlace are concerned, they aren't factors when you're using an HTPC for output.
While commercial projectors tend to have superior contrast ratios than the average LCD monitor, you must take into account that this is usually at the expense of both the brightness and the consumer. Many projectors also employ lamps with lower color temperatures to prevent blacks from looking like milky grays, which sacrifices purity in whites.
Laptop LCD screens are also a horrible base of comparison, as they're commonly limited to contrast ratios below 350:1 and use back or side lighting with color temperatures that are too cold for projection.
Ideally, you would want a panel with at least a 450:1 ratio for use with a 400w metal halide bulb(33,000 lumens at 5200k), which isn't hard to find with newer panels hitting up to 1000:1 ratios. In addition, if you consider that with a larger panel, more light will collimate through it and thus more light will be projected, the brightness is unfathomable by any commercial projector.