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From: TEG@orc.olivetti.com
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Video Window
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Date: 4 Sep 90 20:08:29 GMT
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>>stein@dhw68k.cts.com (Rick 'Transputer' Stein) writes:
>>if you watch Club MTV on cable,
>>you'll notice large television picture where all 9 (or 16) monitors
>>How do they do that?

>Jeff Mulligan (jbm@eos.arc.nasa.gov) replies:
>I suppose it could be done digitally
>Unless there is off-the-shelf hardware that will do this (which I doubt)

Such a product does exist.  They have some sort of rack
mount back plane, and cards (1 CPU per monitor).  It can
take a single video input, and break it up into pieces for
each monitor and also display the full image on any particular
monitor.  There are various effects programmable for images
dancing around.  This system been around for a while.  I have seen
it at an Audi display in a car show, on various music videos,
big record stores, etc...

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