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    [ANSWERED] Creating separate stages multiple old tv monitors

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    • montanaM
      montana
      last edited by Woland

      I've got 6 old television monitors with coax or rca inputs that I want to act as separate stages.  Any elegant or even inelegant ideas about how to do this? I've got a Triple Head as well as a DataPart Fx4 that I could put converters on the tv end but I'm guessing there will be problems with different monitor sizes? Though they're all old 640x480, just different sizes. Thanks!

      Michael R. Murphy
      MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)/Apple M1 Max/64 GB RAM
      iMac 2019/ Processor 3.8 GHz 8-Core intel Core i9/ Memory: 64 GB/ Graphics: Radeon Pro Vega 48 8 GB

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      • dbiniD
        dbini
        last edited by

        the converters will do the converting for you. in my experience, HDMI to RCA converters show up as 1080p displays. the analogue output is generated by the converters, so has no influence on the communication between your graphic adapter and the converters. i haven't tried using converters with a Matrox or Datapath, but I assume there will be no problem there. You will then be able to use a combination of IzzyMap and Stage Setup to distribute your image(s) across the 6 TVs.

        John Collingswood
        taikabox.com
        2013 MBPR 2.3GHZ i7 OSX11.7.4 16GB
        & 2019 MBPT 2.6GHZ i7 OSX12.3 16GB

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        • JuriaanJ
          Juriaan Tech Staff @montana
          last edited by

          @montana

          If you use the same type of brand of converters to convert the HDMI to RCA you should not have an issue.

          Isadora 3.1.1, Dell XPS 17 9710, Windows 10
          Interactive Performance Designer, Freelance Artist, Scenographer, Lighting Designer, TroikaTronix Community moderator
          Always in for chatting about interaction in space / performance design. Drop me an email at hello@juriaan.me

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          • montanaM
            montana @dbini
            last edited by

            @dbini

            Thanks much. It's one of those answers I began to suspect as I was formulating the question. Funny how that happens. 

            Michael R. Murphy
            MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)/Apple M1 Max/64 GB RAM
            iMac 2019/ Processor 3.8 GHz 8-Core intel Core i9/ Memory: 64 GB/ Graphics: Radeon Pro Vega 48 8 GB

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            • montanaM
              montana @Juriaan
              last edited by

              @juriaan

              Got it. Thanks.

              Michael R. Murphy
              MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)/Apple M1 Max/64 GB RAM
              iMac 2019/ Processor 3.8 GHz 8-Core intel Core i9/ Memory: 64 GB/ Graphics: Radeon Pro Vega 48 8 GB

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