One computer 8 displays - How?

[lsmt]

Hi,
We want to display production figures for 8 diffrent production lines in our factory. I would like to use one computer and 8 displays. Does anyone knows what the best way is to set up something like this? Is there some kind of network device avalable that can do this because the computer will be about 20m away from the displays. Any ideas.

 

[Moederloos]

Same display on all devices?
Or unique displays per device?

 

[lsmt]

different display for each line

 

[Moederloos]

what OS?

Linux can do up to 10 displays - I forget the software - if you are interested I will hunt it down.

 

[killadoob]

how you display 10 monitors off one pc moeder

im talkin hardware side now

 

[Moederloos]

how you display 10 monitors off one pc moeder

im talkin hardware side now

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4893747360.html

I have not tried it myself, but apparently it works great.
Very useful for schools and small offices.

 

[BiteMe]

how you display 10 monitors off one pc moeder

im talkin hardware side now

with more than one graphics card....

also, you get usb vga adapters now, great for text and semi-static images.
that makes, erm,....127 of them per root hub.
next....

moderloos, that product you posted does exactly the opposite of what the parent poster wants.
i get the impression he has: one pc, then displays, running 10 different apps..without using 10 user logins and 10 keyboards and 10 mice, which is what the product you posted will do. they use them in multi-user environments like schools where cost and space may be at a premium.
p.s. i have experience with the thing you posted.

 

[killadoob]

still dont get what hardware you would need

surely each monitor would need to be connected a port on the computer

i have never seen more than a dual monitor vga

goin to google now

 

[BiteMe]

matrox had 4 head graphics cards available in the pci days...like, 10 years ago.
and since win98 it has been possible to use more than one physical display...
...

edit: link added for matrox quad card
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/cadgis/products/mms/g450quad.php

and for matrox triple head adapter if you have a single vga card
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gxm/products/th2go/digital/home.php

and for a usb vga adapter
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/06/08/add_a_monitor_using_usb/

 

[lsmt]

OS will be xp pro. Isn't there some kind of network display device that you can just send data to it and it will be displayed.

 

[Nod]

Here is a site dedicated to multi monitor setups. They have names/models of cards, with the number of displays supported.
http://www.multiplemonitors.org/Pages - Hardware/Hardware - Multi head Video cards.html

 

[kronoSX]

in the end you will have to fork out a bit of money,in your case its no problem

 

[lsmt]

Here is a site dedicated to multi monitor setups. They have names/models of cards, with the number of displays supported.
http://www.multiplemonitors.org/Pages - Hardware/Hardware - Multi head Video cards.html

Yes, I have seen this site before, it seems this is the only way out. For distance I cal use LAN to VGA and VGA to LAN convertors.

 

[masticore]

IIRC, Gigabyte made a motherboard fairly recently that had 4 PCI-Express (16x) slots and a single PCI slot. It was reviewed on tomshardware where it was mentioned this could cater for upto 10 displays (one dual-monitor card per slot).

 

[Nod]

MSI also have a motherboard out with 4x PCIe x16 slots. So 4 dual head cards will work. Or maybe 4 quad head cards

 

[killadoob]

IIRC, Gigabyte made a motherboard fairly recently that had 4 PCI-Express (16x) slots and a single PCI slot. It was reviewed on tomshardware where it was mentioned this could cater for upto 10 displays (one dual-monitor card per slot).

is it just me that think 4 x 2 = 8 or am i having a slow day again

 

[Moederloos]

is it just me that think 4 x 2 = 8 or am i having a slow day again

there are 5 slots.
Its you!

 

[masticore]

is it just me that think 4 x 2 = 8 or am i having a slow day again

4 + 1 = 5
5 * 2 = 10

IIRC, Gigabyte made a motherboard fairly recently that had 4 PCI-Express (16x) slots and a single PCI slot. It was reviewed on tomshardware where it was mentioned this could cater for upto 10 displays (one dual-monitor card per slot).

 

[killadoob]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh damn i hate long weeks hahaha

 

[wab512]

Yes, I have seen this site before, it seems this is the only way out. For distance I cal use LAN to VGA and VGA to LAN convertors.

If you are using the normal DSub connector for the VGA, you can get quite far by using normal CAT5 cable (without the converters). If I remember correctly (quite some time ago) we managed to go about 12 meters.