Building a 'video wall', looking for suggestions

[digitalgunfire]

I need to build a small video wall for work. Looking at four ~42" screens in a 2x2 configuration.

I need to stretch a single resolution across all four displays so I immediately thought of Eyefinity. However, since these will be TVs, they will not have Displayport. Does the Eyefinity6 card still have the requirement of using active DisplayPort->X adapters or can I use a passive DisplayPort->HDMI cable for this? Could I use two 5850s or something?

Does anyone have any better suggestions for how to accomplish this? Any suggestions on thin bezel screens?

I'm open to anything right now, the only requirement is that the screens are less than $1500 a piece.

 

[joeshmoe]

For that budget of yours 4x$1500= $6000, is there a reason you're neglecting the option of a projector? With a good one you may come shy of $6000...

 

[drtc]

All pro displays come with software that stretches input signal to multiple displays and each has a dongle to daisy chain other displays.

There are a few thin bezel professional displays around.
On the S-IPS side there is the 16mm bezel LG M4224CCBA.
There is a Philips 42BDL4251V equivalent.
On the SPVA side you have 11mm bezel Samsung Syncmaster 400UX-2, 15mm Nec MultiSync P-401, Sony's 19mm bezel FWD-S42H1.
The LG give best price/performance and is 42" whereas the Samsung & Nec 40'ers.
Samsung has the narrowest bezel at 11mm though, and as SPVA has deeper blacks but not so good viewing angles.
Buying many displays allows you to get better quotes.

 

[Taer]

There is really no point in going with 42" TV's. And especially not at 1,500$.

For 6,000$ you can get either four 73" DLPs or four projectors capable of <120".

Or, conversely, four 30" monitors with a combined resolution of 16MP, or 5120x3200.

 

[drtc]

The downside with projectors is they suck with daylight.
The OP said he needs it for work so I assumed this is not meant for home theater or dark room conditions.
(Personally have a projector on a 100" screen, but for showcasing clients my work, I had to get a 42" lcd display..)

The 30" pc monitors may have immense resolution but cannot be called video wall comparing the actual size all 42 inchers will give.

In fact if one needs ultra high res monitor there is a 56" quad-HD Mitsubishi 56P-QF60LCU, and high end Sony TRIMASTER SRML560 with RGB leds.

 

[Taer]

The downside with projectors is they suck with daylight.
The OP said he needs it for work so I assumed this is not meant for home theater or dark room conditions.
(Personally have a projector on a 100" screen, but for showcasing clients my work, I had to get a 42" lcd display..)

The 30" pc monitors may have immense resolution but cannot be called video wall comparing the actual size all 42 inchers will give.

In fact if one needs ultra high res monitor there is a 56" quad-HD Mitsubishi 56P-QF60LCU, and high end Sony TRIMASTER SRML560 with RGB leds.

The 56" Quad-HD is wayyy above the OP's budget and not worth the money to boot.

Well, the OP claims he wants a "small" video wall.

So, either he wants high resolution - 30".

Or he should get far cheaper 42-50" TV's. 1,500$ for a 42" is insane unless you want deep black levels for movies, which he does not.

 

[drtc]

The 56" Quad-HD is wayyy above the OP's budget and not worth the money to boot.

That is why I did not recommend them in my initial post. Just mentioned their existence.

Or he should get far cheaper 42-50" TV's. 1,500$ for a 42" is insane unless you want deep black levels for movies, which he does not.

Consumer TV's do not yet sport ultra thin bezels for videowall setups, like the 11mm Samsung or even the 17mm LG. Perhaps next years LG nano-led series but they'll certainly cost more...
Consumer TV's have glossy panels and bezels which distract, cannot rotate if one wishes and are certainly not made for operating long hours like the digital signage ones.
I got my 42 LG for under 1K and if one gets four of them the price will drop even further.