how do you do this?
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- mydo
Say if I was making a TV wall, with 12 old TVs. Each TV played it's own video, but i could also control single TV's or use them as one big screen.
What hardware software do i need for that?
- meffid0
Some kind of VGA to RCA splitter and some software, I'd say?
- uan0
a scan converter. (not cheap).
- mydo0
OK, a scan converter would give me just one output. they're only about $50. but i'd need 12 outputs from a PC. and software to run it!
google is really not helping me here. i can't find anything!
- Projectile0
I'd really like to know myself, too. I'd say for best advice, go onto VJ forums.
Resolume.com is a good place to start...
- adumbratesly0
Just a thought, and I'm not sure where you are writing from, but a visit to any larger electronics store, wherein they typically have a wall of TV's, should help get you started. In the interim I found this:
http://www.highdefforum.com/arch…
There is mention of running up to 12 HDTV's; not exactly what you want, but again, a start.
- ItalianStallion0
Use plasma TV and make old TV skin
- how does that help?mydo
- You can easily control plasma TV I guess...ItalianStallion
- adumbratesly0
@mydo... this type of "sculpture" has existed for a long time - try here http://www.sculpture.org/documen… for additional information. Otherwise I can foresee a relatively simple set-up: video source (cable, satellite, etc. - if utilizing a PC for input/output a tad trickier since a PC tuner card is really only meant as a one-to-one solution), twelve way splitter (may have to daisy chain smaller ones to get the same split), individual tuners per TV (via remote and/or PC based control). Budget, budget, budget... could be expensive at the end of the day because of non-compatible technologies. One other possibility - strip out the TV guts, insert suitably sized LCD/LED screens and drive the whole set up via PC/video out.
- uan0
google "Video Matrix Switch" :)
- inhaler970
I believe what you need is a video wall.
google video wall for different results
http://thevideowall.com/
here is one example of what you need.it will be expensive.
- < this - nice catch...adumbratesly
- OH wow. awesome. $$$$$?mydo
- boobs0
You need to talk to an expert.
- QBN is an expert.mydo
- haven't talked to Mike in years, but he's a wizard of oddball technology http://www.linkedin.…vaxorcist