Glide Gear TMP100 Adjustable iPad/ Tablet/ Smartphone Teleprompter Beam Splitter 70/30 Glass w/ Carry Case No Plastic All Metal / No Assembly Required

Professional teleprompters can cost a small fortune. This is perhaps the ideal budget option. Using any teleprompter app on your tablet or smartphone, this will get the job done, and at a tiny fraction of the price of professional units. However, there are a couple things to think about before you buy this.

First, you’ll need some extra supplies. You’ll need a good high-quality tripod. This prompter isn’t terribly heavy (fortunately!) so it doesn’t need to be the most expensive one in the world, but you are going to make your tripod very top-heavy, so you’ll need a decent one. You’ll also need a tablet with a teleprompter app. Technically, you can use a smartphone, but the extra screen space you get from a tablet is really necessary. Teleprompter apps range from free to fairly expensive, but you should be able to find what you need without spending more than a few dollars. Personally, since I’m a solo operation most of the time, I also use a Bluetooth “page turner” foot pedal device (as musicians might use) to control the prompter app. And, of course, you’ll need a good camera. None of these things are included, but you probably already have most of them.

The quality of the prompter is good enough. It works perfectly, though it feels cheap in its construction, so you’ll want to be extra careful not to bend the metal parts or break the glass. Fortunately, the carrying case it comes with is very well padded, so I’ve not had any trouble there.

Most importantly, it works the way it’s supposed to. The glass is held at the proper angle to reflect the text to your eyes while keeping it invisible to your camera. Its functionality there justifies the little bit of extra effort it took to get it in working order for my particular circumstances.

And it did take a little bit of extra effort to get it to work, because there are a couple of design flaws.

First, the cloth hood you use to shield out the light obscures the bracket you use to mount your camera. There needs to be a hole in the cloth through which you can screw the camera to the prompter, but there was no such hole. This is a relatively easy fix–just a couple minutes with a pair of scissors or a utility knife will get the job done. But it should have been done by the manufacturer.

Attaching the camera is also fairly difficult. To attach it, you rest the camera on the prompter (inside the hood) and attach a screw from beneath the prompter. Lining these screws up while your vision is blocked by the hood is a nightmare, so you may want to find a way to streamline the process for yourself.

In my case (your experience will vary depending on which camera you use), my camera also rests a little too low, so the lens is always at the very bottom of my text rather than the center.

I solved both of those problems by buying a simple 1.5 inch 1/4-20 tripod extender. It raises the camera to the correct height, solving the second problem, and also provides a much easier target for the screw, solving the first problem (and decreasing my total setup time for the teleprompter from about fifteen frustrating minutes to about thirty easy seconds).

At first, I was a little disappointed by this product. I was still using it because I found it to be the closest to what I needed within my price range, but it was always frustrating to use. However, by adding a few extra accessories to it, I’ve elevated it to one of the most useful products in my kit. In that spirit, I DO highly recommend it IF you’re willing to spend a little time getting it the way you want it. I wouldn’t consider it ready to go right out of the box.

It seams good but Im returning the item as it has clearly been used before. The base has scratches on the paint and there is a thumb print on the glass.

Would happily buy second hand if it was listed as such but not when I go for new…

Researched this loads before deciding on this one. I was incredibly impressed from the moment I opened the carry bag it come in. No assembly at all other than folding it out, attaching the material shield and one time attaching the rubber guards for the iPad.
Used it for the first time today and the results are excellent. Perfect video and clear words for on the glass. It’s big enough to read from a good 8-10 feet so that no one will register your eyes moving.

If I could make just 2 suggestions:

1) Make mantrap note of how it comes out of the bag and how the foam padding goes round it. If you do it goes back in perfectly and ultra safe.

2) maybe invest in a height riser of just 1.5cm as my Sony A77II sat a little low. I see one on here for £14 that I’m ordering.

Other than that, seriously amazed by the quality of this product at the price compared to next models up. Delighted!

Equipo sencillo y fácil de usar. Muy práctico para el tipo de grabaciones que realizamos en la empresa, tomando en consideración que no tenemos un departamento formal de multimedios.

Simple and easy to use equipment. Very practical for the type of recordings we do in the company, taking into consideration that we do not have a formal multimedia department.

I’m a professional freelance videographer. I decided to purchase GlideGear’s TMP100 teleprompter kit for a handful of jobs I have coming up that are going to require a small, but professional prompter setup. GlideGear fits the bill beautifully here! Affordable, portable and highly effective for its size and price point. Not wanting to invest $1,000+ in a high-end teleprompter setup that would likely not get used enough to justify it’s price, I really appreciate that GlideGear has a made an entry-level option that still looks and feels high-end. All metal construction with some quality-feeling plastic around the tightening knobs, this prompter (and the included carrying case) feel like they will more than pay for themselves over time. I paired my promoter with a small Lilliput A11 monitor & a laptop loaded with QPrompt software–works great! ✊

The item works well but unexpectedly received a Duty & Tax invoice from Fed Ex for an additional £27.08 which increases the overall cost beyond my budget. Had I been advised of this I wouldn’t have puchased