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Hardware Input & Output Devices

Hardware Input & Output Devices. Adam Morte Van Logan Tom Rollino. Types of Output. Monitor Printer Audio Overhead Projectors Graphic Plotters Disk Drives & Disks. Types of Monitors. Curved Display CRT         + Flat screen reduces glare & distortion         

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Hardware Input & Output Devices

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  1. HardwareInput & Output Devices Adam Morte Van Logan Tom Rollino

  2. Types of Output • Monitor • Printer • Audio • Overhead Projectors • Graphic Plotters • Disk Drives & Disks

  3. Types of Monitors Curved Display CRT         + Flat screen reduces glare & distortion          + Reliable & Affordable          - Most likely to cause eyestrain          - Requires desk Flat Display CRT         + Flat screen reduces glare & distortion         + Bright picture & rich colors         + Cutting edge technology         - Moderately priced         - Requires Desk Space LCD Flat Panel           + Flat screen reduces glare & distortion           + Slim profile/conserves desk space           + Cutting edge technology           + Less likely to cause eyestrain + Use less energy - Expensive

  4. Major Brands Dell Hewlett Packard Samsung ViewSonic Sony NEC *Prices according to www.MSN.com most popular 19” Monitors Prices $224.99 $224.99 $260.59 $169.99 $165.80 $169.00 Monitors

  5. Types of Printers • Daisy-Wheel Printer • Dot-Matrix Printer • Ink-Jet Printer • Laser Printer • Braille Printer

  6. Canon Hewlett Packard Epson Brother Kodak * prices coming from most popular printers according to www.MSN.com $119.99 $48.49 $88.90 $39.99 $55.00 Printers

  7. Audio Output Speakers Logitech $110.73 Altec Lansing $139.00 JBL $44.90 Klipsch $114.22 Bose $175.00 Headphones - Give sound output from the computer - An alternative to speakers PRICED FROM $30-$800 * prices coming from most popular speakers according to www.MSN.com

  8. Recommendations • Speakers • Differences: How many, watts, sound quality, looks. • High end= Bose ($100 2pc.-$250+ set) • Low end= Logiteck (59 3pc. - $102+ set) • Monitors • Differences: LCD, CRT, Size, Screen (wide or square), Pivot • What to look for: • “response time” 2-16 (12 or lower) • “contrast ratio” 150-1600 • High end: Samsung, NEC (gloss finish on screen)

  9. Recommendations • Printers • Differences: Inkjet, Laser, all in one, wireless. • What to look for: • Office-> pages per minute (laser 20-40+) • Pictures-> resolution dots per inch • HP currently rules the market • Projectors • Differences: look, size, mountability. • What to look for: • Contrast ratio (400:1 - 4,000:1)

  10. Types Of Input • Pointing devices • Keyboards • Gaming devices • Image Input devices

  11. Pointing Devices • Mouse • Trackball • Touchpad

  12. Types Wireless mouse Touchpad Trackball Prices $29.99 to $99.99 $25.00 to $52.90 $21.99 to $99.99 Prices

  13. How it works • A computer hardware component • Allows user to input spatial data to computer • Controlled by using physical gestures - Point, click, drag

  14. Keyboards • Standard Keyboards • Wireless Keyboards • Gaming Keyboards

  15. Types Standard Keyboard Wireless Keyboard Gaming Keyboard Prices $15.99 to $61.99 $59.00 to $199.00 $59.99 to $99.99 Prices

  16. Uses of Keyboards • Designed for the input of text and characters • Used to control the operations of a computer • “QWERTY” based keyboards used for efficiency

  17. Gaming devices • Joystick • Yoke • Game pad

  18. Types Joystick Yoke Game pad Prices $29.99 to $249.99 $118.99 to $131.99 $21.99 to $39.99 Prices

  19. Uses for Gaming devices • Joystick- two dimensional pointing device used to control games • Yoke- allows users to simulate flying games • Game pad- used for gaming devices such as Playstation

  20. Image Input Devices • Image Scanner • Web Cam

  21. Types Image Scanner Web Cam Prices $89.99 to $889.99 $17.99 to $129.99 Prices

  22. A scanner analyzes an image to produce a digital image Document scanning Use low resolution 150dpi to 300dpi Web cam Allows for video conferencing Can be accessed through the web, instant messaging, or pc calling application Uses of Image input devices

  23. Recommendations • Webcam $30 - $150 • Differences: Face tracking, computer type, light sensitivity • What to look for: minimum of 1.3 mega pixels for still shots, make sure it works for your computer type. (Most have built in Microphones and newer computers come with one installed.)

  24. Recommendations • Mouse $10 - $100 • Differences: Wire, wireless, Bluetooth, Design. Professional: Multimedia Presenter $80 Gaming: No wireless!

  25. Recommendations • Microphone (Rarely come alone. most of the time in computer, webcam, or headset.) • Differences: USB, Wire, Mount style (table top, monitor mount), Headset. • Logitech is top brand Gamers: Headphone/Microphone combo

  26. Recommendations • Keyboard • Differences: Wire, wireless, keyboard/mouse combo, link buttons (my favorites, mail, calendar, etc.), LCD screens, Blue tooth. New computer: go with combo Gamer: custom keyboard, LCD screen • Scanner • Differences: all-in-one, alone • What to look for: resolution

  27. Rules Of Thumb • Bang for your buck = Most of the top name brands have high and low ends of each product. Buy generic… • Find a size, style, and functionality that fits YOU.

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