Connecting 24 monitors to one PC

I need to connect 24 monitors to one PC. The requirement is to run different web browsers windows on each monitor for exhibition purposes.

Is there any way to accomplish this mission?

Does anybody know about some kind of splitter that makes this?

Solution 1:

The possibilities for 24 monitors are a bit limited. There are Video Signal Splitters, but those will be of no use for you as they can only show the same image as far as I know. There are also graphics cards with more than one output, but that would mean that you need 6-12 graphics cards, depending on the number of outputs your card has. There are Graphics cards with 12 outputs, but I don't see them as really feasible.

Depending on what your Web Browsers have to display, the possible solutions may vary.

Do your Web Browser Windows have to display local files? If so, do these Web Browser Windows have to run on the same computer? If not, you can share your files to other computers, have them display it. This would require 6-12, maybe 24 computers. Those clients could be really thin, you could even use netbooks.

If the Files need to be displayed/run on the same computer, you could use a Remote Desktop Solution allowing more than one screen, like Windows Server has. If you use the Windows Remote Terminal Services Server though you'd have to buy licenses for each unique Session you can show simultanuously. Other free RDP Tools might help you.

Solution 2:

What kind of budget do you have? There are External USB to DVI devices on the market one such device is made by NewerTech.

I suppose you could purchase 24 of these devices and hook them up to 2 16-port USB Hubs.

Solution 3:

For something like that you will need to get specialist hardware, which will be quite expensive.

Since Matrox left the consumer graphics card market, they have concentrated on specialist display technologies, including display walls.

The Matrox Mura MPX Series may be what you are looking for.

Solution 4:

Is it a strict requirement that only 1 PC is used to control the 24 monitors? A larger number of PCs with fewer monitors each could be controlled via the use of KVM switches so that you only need 1 mouse and keyboard. Each of these lesser PCs would be relatively simple to set up.

Solution 5:

We are using in our company VGA over LAN units that allow you to connect up to 20 screens to a single PC and the screens can be located anywhere in your establishment. Also, each screen is showing different content.