Only in as much as it requires electricity to operate, and most electricity is produced by means which are ecologically damaging. The means by which the O.H.P is constructed, and the materials from which it is made also require electricity, and various chemicals, some of which are hazardous to the environment. This is not the fault of the O.H.P, however, so in essence, no, the O.H.P has no environmental impact of its own. It is only when you make one or plug one in that it becomes a contributor to pollution, and is hence damaging to the environment.
The overhead projector was invented in the 1960's.
The projector can reach a pretty high temperature if left on for a while. So I think the main danger of an overhead projector is simply the heat. ;)
My guess is that with LCD and DLP projector coming down in price, we will be seeing less and less of the overhead. When a video projector is used with an interactive whiteboard or tablet the possibilities are limitless.
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You don't need a slide projector or an overhead projector.
This is referred to as an opaque overhead projector, or sometimes simply as an "opaque projector." This is in contrast to the regular overhead projector which must have transparencies to project, an opaque projector can project an image of opaque objects such as the paper pages of a book.
The only real similarity that I can think of is they both project images onto a wall or projector screen.
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Overhead projector replacement bulbs will definitely be sold somewhere on eBay or alternatively you could ask the local secondary school or college for help.
One answer is when an overhead/movie/computer projector does not fit the projector screen area correctly and lines can be seen around the intended area.
The function of an overhead projector is to show information on a screen using transparencies. Everything on the transparency had to be first printed backwards so that it would show on the screen in the right order.