If Vic felt so strong a need for a special projector to show (something) that he'd supposedly demand it from the convention, it stands to reason he'd know that he'd need something fancy-doodly even before he came to the con. Thus - and considering the trouble these twits seemed determined to give him every year - he'd include it in his contractual demands.
If he demanded a new projector as part of his contract, then they'd best have bought him that if they signed it.
I can just imagine.
Vic: hey Betty, last year my projector died on me and I had to draw my 'dying children charity's' slideshow by hand with chalk.
Betty: yeah, we're pretty cheap and only have one working projector. We always give the working one to TFS. We don't tell the other guests that their projectors are broken, that way, when they try to do their presentation, we can just accuse them of breaking it, or of not knowing how to operate it, and it's on them to deal with it at the last second lol.
Vic: well Betty, you know I hate to pull the contract card, but my contact does stipulate that the convention must provide me with a working projector for my panels.
Betty: well, uh, jmotello has a bad back so it would be pretty shitty of you to make her carry it to you.
Vic: soo get someone else to carry it? When did I say it had to be her? And wait, who's jmontello?
Betty: oh, she's this girl who's studying in Japan right now.
Vic: if she's in Japan why are you even bringing her up?
Betty: we're pretending to employ her to launder money.
Vic:.............
Betty:........
Vic:.............
Betty: oh JEEZ YOUR SO ENTITLED FINE WELL GET YOU YOUR FANCY PROJECTOR THAT ACTUALLY WORKS IF JMONTELLO WAS HERE SHE WOULD HURT HER BACK SO I HOPE YOU FEEL GUILTY YOU PEDO!!!!!!