Mirror a VGA cable?

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Basically I am setting up a PC to display an image.
However I want this same image to be displayed in a couple of different locations. I don't want to use a PC in each location, so how would I mirror the signal coming from one VGA port into two separate signals?

Thanks!
 
Splitter cable + extension cables?

How far are you talking about here? How many display devices?


Powered splitter will do up to 4 outputs @ up to 65m(213ft). There are also others, such as an 8 or 16 port splitter, but then you're getting into hundreds of dollars.
 
Do I need a powered box? Or would a splitter cable do? Like this? http://www.cablewholesale.com/specs/10h1-27708.htm


Really no further than 80 feet is the longest one (bad judgment on distances- probably 35' straight with no accounting for walls or anything, so I'd say 80' to be safe). I need one signal to go to 2 different monitors (possibly in the future, 3... but I can split the splitter if I need to).

Would a simple splitter like that work? Only question in my mind was whether or not the signal degrades or something, having to go to two different sources like that?
 
If it is anything close to 80' then you need the powered cable. Look at them online and check the specs.

Best of luck

Dave
 
Actually I had a thought...

What about (I have seen them) one of those devices that can take a video input (from a DVD player, computer, or whatever) and broadcast it as a TV channel?

My thoughts on this... Saves the work of running VGA to all those TVs. And buying all that VGA cable won't be cheap anyways.

So my main line in could just run through that device, then splits off to all the other TVs.
Gives flexibility of being able to pick-choose what you view on each TV as well.

I just have no idea what they are called and am coming up dry... Would this work?
 
Thought I'd add...

Need (for right now) two different signals on two different channels.
So at least a two-input device. A four-input would be better, though not required.
 
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