bleistift2@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhat are these two plastic sheets one always sees when US presidents give speeches?sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoAre they actually teleprompters, or are those mirrors that reflect the teleprompter screen below it? I’ve always wondered.
minus-square4am@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoThey reflect the screen below it, so that the audience can see the speaker even if the prompter is in the way; they are part of the teleprompter. The screen shows all the text backwards since it’ll be reversed in the mirrored image, so you need both for it to work.
minus-squareDFX4509B@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoAlready answered by @zikzak025@lemmy.world .
Are they actually teleprompters, or are those mirrors that reflect the teleprompter screen below it?
I’ve always wondered.
They reflect the screen below it, so that the audience can see the speaker even if the prompter is in the way; they are part of the teleprompter.
The screen shows all the text backwards since it’ll be reversed in the mirrored image, so you need both for it to work.
Already answered by @zikzak025@lemmy.world .