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bpinnington
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Hi guys,

I am fairly new to multi monitors so bare with me.

How do I go about duplicating one display on to 5 other screens? Is it possible? If an image slideshow is playing on screen 1, I also want it be displaying on screens 2 to 6.

I am assuming DisplayFusion can help with this, I'm just not sure how, or if I'll need the paid or the free version to do it.

All screens are identical in specs as well.

Cheers!
May 3, 2017  • #1
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Jcee
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You dont necessarily need display fusion for this, however what you will need is specific hardware.. Look into getting an HDMI splitter.
https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-Movcle-Adapter-Powered-Certified/dp/B0180PPTNO/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1493799409&sr=1-6&keywords=hdmi+splitter
(unless the displays dont have hdmi)
Just make sure if you are outputing digital (hdmi, display port, or dvi) that you have an ACTIVE splitter, because something that doesnt plug in wont work. (the others are for multiple inputs and 1 output)

You could alternatively (If everything is on the same videocard, or POSSIBLY in sli/crossfire (i dunno)) duplicate the screens through windows.
May 3, 2017  • #2
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bpinnington
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Hi Jcee, sorry I should have explained the setup!

It's running from one NVS 810 card, 8 mini DP, directly to each monitor. Windows won't let me duplicate more than one set of 2 screens, though.
May 3, 2017  • #3
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Jcee
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Isn't the entire point of one of those for extended display? The alternative I suggested cost under 70$ (with cables) though you would likely be limited to 1080p@60 (or 4k@30 though I'm doubting your use of 4k)

If you are looking for a way to quickly switch between extended, and mirrored, since this card has 8 ports, and you only need 6, you could potentially use 6 of the spare ports for a secondary input to the monitors. then disable/enable them through windows (this part can be automated, or set to a hotkey with display fusion)
(2 monitor profiles, A enables ports 1-6 in extended mode disabling port 7, B disables ports 1-6, and enables 7)

Finally, if quality/latency/power draw are not an issue, you might be able to get away with pairing all of your screens (so you have 3 desktops split across 6 monitors) 2 screen recorders (or twitch, with a browser window fullscreen on the 2 other desktops)

I believe that device actually has 2 onboard GPU's in SLI.
Either way, if the hardware itself cant do it (windows should show the option) display fusion wont be able to help here.

Lastly I would suggest contacting nvidia,(I tried searching, but it doesnt seem like they host anything for download).
May 3, 2017  • #4
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