Hi,
I need a computer to be able to run 4 different videos simultaneously (divx or similar format) and display them on 4 monitors. Is this possible?

I'm an average Joe...I know a little bit about computers like changing graphic cards...but that's about it.

What kind of computer would I need if it is possible? What softwares can run this? Also, can you help point me in the right direction.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
tuan

All you need is a VGA splitter. Depending on the resolution needed you can go with cheap one or a more expensive one.

This is the one I use in my car. It is good for 1280x1024 on up to 4 monitors:
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Hi,
A video amplifier will not work in my case. I actually need each monitor to run a different video. I need to run 4 different videos at the same time.

Tuan

Using the hardware that jonjandran suggested, and a software program like VLC Media Player (free), you should be able to play multiple "streams" from the same computer. You can also read about VLM - Multiple streaming and Video on demand and the VideoLAN Streaming Howto.

Yeah I wanted to do something kind of like this. I ended up writing a quick (took about an hour) script up in VB.NET. It was very easy to do.

I used it to "preview" movies on my comp, so I had kind of like movie thumb-nails. I had close to 12 videos running at a time, and you can scroll through them. I had it set up to play movies at a pre-defined location in the movie, kind of like watching a trailer for the movie.

This plays multiple movies, from you computer, at the same time. Kind of like picture in picture, but for divx movies.


If you get overly frustrated with this and need it to work, I can make you a program if you need. Just PM me..


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***EDIT- you might want to ignore this. I didnt see you wanted them on 4 different monitors. I dont know what I was thinking. I was thinking you wanted to divide your screen up 4 ways, and have a movie in each one. Sorry about that.