I plan to show a powerpoint presentation for a class and need to know if my laptop will work on any basic projector.

I want to purchase a relatively inexpensive video projector, but one that is decent quality. This will be used for powerpoint presentations and not for TV. I also need a remote control for it. What features and connection types should I look for?

Ok so i want to buy a not so expensive projector and i need to know the basics of what i am looking. for. what do i use to connect it to my pc? my wall that i want it to display on is 3m away. what should i be looking for?
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I’ve got an awesome HD projector that I mainly use for PS3 but I have watched basic cable on it by connecting the coax cable into an old VCR and then the video RCA into the projector because there is no coax input on the projector. With this in mind, is there anyway to get [...]