Personally, since all computer issues in a school have to be dealt with by IT. Getting a Mac in the school district can be a VERY difficult thing to do. I've been trying for a couple years now...You have the money for a new HD projector but not a new laptop?
(Or am I misunderstanding? You can get a Mac for $600 new, or less used, that will be capable of playing one stream of video. Can't comment on the programs others have recommended, but if the root problem is that you only have a PC, I would try to solve that problem first. That said, if this is only for video, Watchout is a popular video playback program. Isadora also seems to be available for PC. Neither of those are exactly like QLab though. Now that SCS includes video, that may be your best bet.)
I think you might have just solved a gigantic problem for me!"Getting a Mac in the school district can be a VERY difficult thing to do."
Don't call it a computer. Call it theatrical playback hardware and purchase it through the theatre department from a theatrical vendor, not through IT, like you would purchase a light board. I have heard of many people in schools going this route. It should not be connected to the school's network so the IT people should have nothing to do with it — that goes for a PC too.
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