Unfortunately, you'll only hear sound from one PC, and plugging in S-Video disables one of the composite video sources. To set up for a single computer, you simply plug in the power cord and the cable between the unit and your notebook's VGA port, then adjust the motorized focus and zoom. You can optionally add a cable to your sound card and serial port for the mouse. Note, however, that unlike most LCD projectors, the Polaview requires you to install a supplied mouse driver on your system. It also includes cables for one composite video source and one S-Video source, including the audio.
Additional cables are all standard and easily available at any electronics store.
The controls on the top panel are less convenient than they should be, mainly because the up, down, left, and right arrows for menu control are all in a straight line from left to right. However, the menus themselves are easy to understand. Polaroid's infrared remote is studded with enough buttons to be confusing at first, but puts its arrow keys at the four points of the compass, making the remote a lot easier to use than the top panel. The remote offers a built-in pointer that also serves as a drawing tool. One feature that partly makes up for the Polaview's heft is its presentation playback capability.