Display Multiple PCs on Multiple TVs

Tripnologist · 28 Mar 2012 at 18:16

I wasn't sure where to put this so please move as needed.

After a couple years of renting, we've just purchased our first office and are in the process of kitting it up, but I'm not sure what the best way is to achieve the video connectivity I need.

- I have 24 computers in total

- In the boardroom, there will be a plasma tv. I Need to be able to show the display from any of the 24 computers as well as control them.

- In the dev area, there is another plasma. I Need to be able to show the display from any of the 6 computers in that area. No need for control though.

What I'm thinking so far is to put another PC in the boardroom, which can then access the others via remote desktop.
For the dev computers, I'll just connect them to the tv with a vga/dvi/hdmi switch.

Is my plan sound, or is there a better way of doing this? Help! Please!

Tomsk · 28 Mar 2012 at 19:18

search for KVM

J.B · 28 Mar 2012 at 19:43

VNC could be a solution. Not the most secure solution but should do what you need providing you have a PC in the boardroom to connect with

kerrgreg · 29 Mar 2012 at 07:50

Sounds like a PC connected to it a TV with a thin client attached would work also.

How much use is it likely to get? As a TV won't be great for long periods with little change on the screen.

At my work we use magicinfo screens which are designed with presentation in mind might be what you are looking for.

sidethink · 29 Mar 2012 at 09:10

Really its probably easier to just put a PC in the boardroom and copy whatever you want to demo there for each session. Everything else will just amount to a bit of a faff in my opinion.

Tripnologist · 29 Mar 2012 at 09:11

kerrgreg said:
How much use is it likely to get? As a TV won't be great for long periods with little change on the screen.

The 24 are likely to get little use as it's mostly just for presentations to clients or internal meetings.
The 6 will be used rather frequently though, but only for short periods of time.

kerrgreg · 29 Mar 2012 at 09:33

oh right I see, I was thinking of 24 pc's of which you would connect to one or two of them to display.

ok yeah you need to look at some screen or monitor replication set-up