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Re: Re: [OT] Help - PC output to six separate plasma screens.



What you could do if you have multiple PC's, is to use vnc to send the
image
from the first screen to all the other vnc clients connected to it.

mjh


On 2/26/07, clax01011971 <UKHA@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   I'm not quite sure what they want exactly, I think someone had one
> of those 'marketing' moments but they definitely want some syncing.
>
> I've found an add-in for PowerPoint called PowerShow which will let
> me sync multiple mointors on the same PC so I'll probably look at
> that route at first.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>, "Paul
Gale"
> <groups2@...> wrote:
> >
> > Syncing them may require a little more thought though.
> >
> > What kind of data do you want on each display - is it just a
> separate presentation for each or something more complicated?
> >
> > If you need each presentation to change SIMULTANEOUSLY then you
> may need to think about some kind of automation i.e. page up/down
> keys sent to each PC that's running a presentation. I'm sure it's
> possible but not done exactly that before.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> Behalf
> > > Of clax01011971
> > > Sent: 26 February 2007 13:47
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Help - PC output to six separate
> plasma
> > > screens.
> > >
> > > Paul,
> > > Thanks for the reply. So, for instance, we could have three
PC's
> > > with dual display cards? If so, would it be easy to sync up
the
> PC's
> > > if we wanted to have the displays showing the presentation
> together?
> > > Or if we wanted something like display one shows the first
> > > image/slide then display two shows the second image/slide?
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>,
"Paul Gale"
> <groups2@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yes - you need something like a VGA matrix switcher
(providing
> > > you're using VGA to the plasmas) or a DVI matrix switcher.
> > > >
> > > > With this method, you'd need a separate PC (or even one
PC with
> > > several display adaptors - but this becomes more difficult
to
> manage
> > > in a presentation environment) for each data display SOURCE.
> These
> > > different inputs can be switched to any/all displays.
> > > >
> > > > This kind of kit can be readily hired from many
different
> > > presentation kit hire companies.
> > > >
> > > > Paul.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
> On
> > > Behalf
> > > > > Of clax01011971
> > > > > Sent: 26 February 2007 13:07
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Help - PC output to six
separate
> plasma
> > > screens.
> > > > >
> > > > > The company I work for are attending an exhibition
at the
> end of
> > > March
> > > > > and they have decided that they would like to
output a
> > > presentation
> > > > > (possibly powerpoint) to six different plasma
screens.
> > > > > The idea is that each screen will display
different data but
> > > will also
> > > > > have the ability to sometimes display the same
output.
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone had any experience of doing this or any
> suggestions
> > > on how
> > > > > to do this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > Dave
> > > > >
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