multiple projector outputs using Macbook Pro Retina laptop.

[Joel Hufford]

Hi Joe,

Looks like you’re going to want to look into a “Grahpics Extension Module” That’s what Matrox calls them, other vendors may have different names but they effectively do the same thing – one video output fed into these boxes will give multiple outputs.

The version I think that’s generally accepted as the best in class is made by DataPath and it’s called the X4

https://www.datapath.co.uk/products/multi-display-products/datapath-x4

They can be a bit harder to come by than the Matrox products, but have quite a bit more power.

The only thing I can’t specifically address here is the amount of delay that will be introduced into the signal from the time the camera input is captured until the time that it’s spit out of the GXM, but I would expect you’d be looking at a minimum of 3 frames of delay, possibly more depending on all of your settings.

I’ve only ever used the datapath and boxes like it to extend computer graphics where processing delay was not an issue. Hopefully someone else on here can chime in.

I’m curious what your application is exactly, any why, perhaps a distribution amplifier would not work to get you three outputs from one?

joel
Corporate and Special Event Staging Services
http://www.pacificstaging.com

[Giorgos Labropoulos]

Hi,
Is it possible to drive 8 projectors with a macbook pro retina and 2 datapath *4?