Viewer Challange: Dual side TV Screen

I would think that the concept is quite simple and the ability to  combine two screens together wouldn't be too hard, but to achieve the  desired effect may be a bit complicated.

[Possible way to do it]

You  would want two identical Widescreen LCDs with low depth. Then by  releasing the screens and components from their casing, making a housing  that can hold both screens back to back is a fairly simple build.

However,  this is where things may get complicated. Both screens can't share the  same video input as they both would be identical splitscreen images.  What is required is a piece of hardware and/or Software that can split  the incoming signal from the Console and output the top half to one  screen and the bottom half to the other (also scaling both up). For this  reason we use a pair of Widescreen LCDs, this is due to the normal  Square Image being split into two seprate rectangular images. We want  the best fit for these seprate images, and so a Widescreen LCD would be  the best option, with the Video output set to 4:3 Aspect Ratio (See  Image). *

I am no Hacker by any standard and do not  have the knowledge of electronics to achieve this. I am a Conceptual  Artist who is good with design based problem solving, but I hope I have  provided at least some positive feedback that can be used in achieving  your goal.

*  Personallty I prefer an LCD with a 4:3 aspect ratio, as it can provide a  4:3 or 16:9 image without a shadow of doubt. For some inexplicable  reason there is always an aspect ratio problem when dealing with a  Widescreen LCD. It dosent help that the Software and/or hardware was  made for the Aspect Ratio Ignorant, and so the options don't do what you  need them to.

I am wondering whether the algorithms used for 3D that devide a frame into separate left and right eye images that are then  put  together using a top-bottom or side-by-side protocol could be used to send an image to the front and back displays. Resolution would suffer but it will any time you split the signal in any way.

thanks roverscott. its true that slapping two tvs together would be way too easy and that they would have the same image, so they would still have the same picture as the other. my one problem when i was thinking today about splitting the screen was actually splitting it. do you (or anybody that reads this) think there is any kind of hardware/software that could split exactly half of a lcd or led tv.

GardenState, this link shows a method of viewing two images at onces using one screen. However, there is no software for this hardware hack to accomplish the disered effect. http://hackaday.com/2010/08/02/hardware-hack-3d-software-still-needed/

Matt, I was thinking that it shouldn't be too hard to make a piece of hardware that could split a progressive scan image and output them to seprate places. It would require a device that runs 2x as fast as the incoming video, inorder to prevent image flickering or lag.

Console Out -> Device In -> Device Out1 & Out2 -> Screen 1 &  2 In

Progressive scan goes into the device and ouputs it to Screen1, but when it hits scan line X it switches output from out 1 to out 2.

thanks dude that sounds helpful

Errr, My friend just plugged in component and HDMI at the same time and it picked up on both tested and worked on 360 and ps3.

dude not the same thing im talking about

How is it not? You want a split screen but on dual displays, I pluged hdmi and component into my friends ps3 and it picked up on it just fine and his 360

I'm pretty sure thats what you wanted right? Maybe it's game dependant?

i want two tvs.. one half on one screen and the other screen has the other. i dont want two consles on one screen... thats what im getting by what you are saying...

Here is some links to commercial products that can seperate the mutliplayer split screen to two diffrent LCDs.
However, they are very expensive and very complicated pieces of machinery. Could someone please make a do it yourself write up for this guy.

http://www.motama.com/nmmdocs_videowall.html
http://www.ieiworld.com/product_groups/industrial/index.aspx?gid=00001000010000000010
http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=8958
http://www.cinemassivedisplays.com/video-wall/
http://www.cinemassivedisplays.com/video-wall/video-wall-case-studies.php
http://www.9xmedia.com/new/products/video-wall-servers.php