oh and if you dont mind i was also wondering about this converter i was using in a
theatre. its rack mountable and it has a
vga output and like component,
dvi,
s-video, and so on inputs. then you can
switch them on the front between the inputs. what is that cause i like it. and thank you again.
It really helps when you reference equipment f you can give as a model or at least a manufacturer. In fact, it helps if you take the time to provide more information in general.
A multiple format
switcher would have multiple format outputs. If the device has only a
VGA output and multiple format inputs then it is probably a
switcher/
scaler or a seamless
switcher. There are numerous models from manufacturers like Extron, Analog Way, FSR, TV One, Kramer Electronics and other.
Such a device could be nice but might be difficult to use with two projectors if the two projectors didn't have the same native resolution. You normally setup a
switcher/
scaler or seamless
switcher to match the
projector, if you try to drive or
switch between two projectors then they should have the same native resolution or you lose some of the advantages.
Taking this a step further, you mentioned having a
s-video input at the booth and
VGA at both the booth and
stage. So you apparently have three inputs to the existing
projector and are somehow switching between those inputs, although you did not mention how you actually control the
projector. Now you want to add a second
projector and share the same three inputs. You could
throw something together but before you get too far you might want to stop and think about how you really want this to work. Are you better to just make it work, even it is difficult for some people to figure out, or maybe to instead come up with a different solution, perhaps even something to
address control of the projectors.