About
A video wall is two or more screens that each show part of the content, so together they make one big picture. You can build one with hardware (a graphics card or video wall controller that splits the picture) or with software. Both ways are described under Get Started.
Get Started
Hardware-based Video Wall
Keep in mind that the solutions below are just a few of the solutions on the market.
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Eyefinity is part of AMD’s graphics card driver software. In order to use Eyefinity, you’ll need AMD graphics cards, so keep this in mind when choosing a player device for your video wall. This software merges screens into a single unit on a driver level so that Windows sees all screens as a single unit. You do not need a separate player when choosing the AMD Eyefinity solution.
Nvidia Surround
Similar to AMD Eyefinity, Nvidia Surround is software for combining several displays into a single virtual display. See how to set it up on Nvidia’s Surround page.
Matrox Multi-monitor
Matrox has been doing video wall solutions for several years, and in recent years, great products for smaller menu boards and video walls have become affordable. Matrox QuadHead2Go is one of their out-of-the-box controllers that works great when building menu boards and video walls. The QuadHead2Go supports 4 screens connected through HDMI and makes it easy to set up a 1×4 or 2×2 menu board and video wall. In addition, the QuadHead2Go is also available in a PCIe version controller. Using the QuadHead2Go or any other similar multi-monitor controller, you will need a separate player.
Daisy Chain
Most large manufacturers, like Samsung, LG, etc., offer Daisy Chain in their professional product line. Daisy Chain means you can connect multiple screens through the screen’s HDMI ports. When connected, you can set up almost any number of screens into a super large video wall. Depending on the brand, model, specification, etc., these screens support anything from 4 to unlimited screens. If Daisy Chain is the preferred solution, you don’t need an additional controller, but you will need a separate player.
Software-based Video Wall
Software-based video walls are something we’ve been seeing on the market more recently, but we have not had the chance to test out all the providers on the market.
Userful
Userful and other providers of software-based solutions are cloud-based. This means your video walls are centrally managed, and all configuration is made online. As you can imagine, it’s not possible to eliminate all the hardware when working with video walls; you need something to connect the screens and the cloud. In most cases, you either install a piece of software on the screen or add a small HDMI-to-internet bridge. Either way, what you get is a communication bridge between the cloud and the screen.
FAQ
Can I simply use Extend mode?
NB! Starting with macOS Monterey, window management on Mac changed, and it’s no longer possible to launch the app across two screens. Please consider another operating system if you want to run the video wall in extended mode.
In our Windows / Linux application settings, you can resize the window to span 2 screens, so it is also possible this way. However, depending on the display brand, graphics drivers and operating system, we can’t guarantee that the application will restore to the correct position after a restart (so we urge you to test several times to make sure the application always launches across all extended monitors). Therefore, using Eyefinity is more reliable as it bypasses Windows management and scaling altogether.
