Kodak Datashow 480 LCD Projection Pad for Overhead Projector PC Apple w/ Case

Kodak Datashow 480 LCD Projection Pad for Overhead Projector PC Apple w/ Case

The Kodak Datashow 480 is an LCD projection pad designed to sit on top of a transmissive overhead projector and display output from a connected PC or Apple computer. It projects computer graphics and text in high-contrast black and white or eight shades of gray onto any standard projection screen — no special software required. The Datashow 480 connects to a computer via the included interface cable and draws its signal directly from the computer's video output.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: Kodak Datashow 480 Projection Pad
• Manufacturer: Eastman Kodak Company / Sayett Technology, Rochester, NY — Assembled in USA
• Display type: LCD projection panel
• Output: High-contrast black & white or 8 shades of gray
• Compatible with PC and Apple computer systems
• No special software required
• Front-panel controls: Inverse, Reset, Save, Color, Palette (2 buttons), Contrast (2 buttons)
• Interface connector: DB-15 (video output)
• Included: Interface Cable CAT 823 4239 (DB-15 to DB-15)
• Included: AC Adapter (wall unit)
• Included: Extension Cord
• Included: Instruction Manual (in original blue envelope)
• Included: Padded shoulder carrying case (Sayett Technology branded)

Applications

The Kodak Datashow 480 belongs to a category of LCD projection panels that were widely used in the late 1980s and early 1990s for business presentations and classroom instruction. Before digital projectors became affordable, these LCD pads were the standard way to project computer-generated slides and graphics to a room-sized audience — users placed the panel on an overhead projector already in the room and connected it to a laptop or desktop computer. The Datashow series was one of Kodak's flagship products in this space, developed through its Sayett Technology subsidiary. They were especially popular in corporate training rooms, university lecture halls, and conference settings where overhead projectors were already installed. Today these units are sought by vintage computing and AV collectors, as well as by users still running legacy overhead projector setups.