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Does anyone make a TV that can show PIP from different inputs? Seems like it'd be better to have one large display and then pipe everything into it I was surp

Does anyone make a TV that can show PIP from different inputs? Seems like it'd be better to have one large display and then pipe everything into it I was surprised/annoyed to find our new cable box (Spectrum) doesn't even do PIP at all - the previous Cisco one did, but it was very sluggish and eventually died

toast0 4y ago
PIP stopped being cheap when everything started getting high bandwidth. I've never been a fan of the concept, but some of my screens can do it but only with some inputs, depends on the screen. Some screens can do side-by-side as well (usually messes up the aspect ratio), and I'd guess you can find some that will do a 2x2 grid, but you might need a video processor for that.
jdhawk 4y ago
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KFNPTS7 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KFNPTS7 I have one of these with 4 Roku's for sports & watch parties. It works pretty well.
foxyv 4y ago
You could probably make something like this with a Raspberry Pi or media center. However you would have trouble with HDCP protected content. The TVs have a chip that decrypts the content from the provider (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc...) Without a valid HDCP key you can't composite the two video streams to make your PIP. So you are essentially stuck with what your TV can do unless you license an HDCP key for your device. Luckily there are HDMI switches out there that can do this for you. https://www.amazon.com/Zettaguard-Wireless-Switcher-Switches-ZW410/dp/B01BV1XBIY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=HDMI+switch+PIP&qid=1650294800&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Zettaguard-Wireless-Switcher-Switches...
opan 4y ago
NEC digital signage displays can split the screen in various ways and show things from different inputs. I've also seen some Dell monitors advertised as able to do it. There's probably some sort of box you could put between the screen and all the devices to handle this for you as well.

toast0 4y ago

PIP stopped being cheap when everything started getting high bandwidth. I've never been a fan of the concept, but some of my screens can do it but only with some inputs, depends on the screen. Some screens can do side-by-side as well (usually messes up the aspect ratio), and I'd guess you can find some that will do a 2x2 grid, but you might need a video processor for that.

jdhawk 4y ago

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KFNPTS7 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KFNPTS7 I have one of these with 4 Roku's for sports & watch parties. It works pretty well.

foxyv 4y ago

You could probably make something like this with a Raspberry Pi or media center. However you would have trouble with HDCP protected content. The TVs have a chip that decrypts the content from the provider (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc...) Without a valid HDCP key you can't composite the two video streams to make your PIP. So you are essentially stuck with what your TV can do unless you license an HDCP key for your device. Luckily there are HDMI switches out there that can do this for you. https://www.amazon.com/Zettaguard-Wireless-Switcher-Switches-ZW410/dp/B01BV1XBIY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=HDMI+switch+PIP&qid=1650294800&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Zettaguard-Wireless-Switcher-Switches...

opan 4y ago

NEC digital signage displays can split the screen in various ways and show things from different inputs. I've also seen some Dell monitors advertised as able to do it. There's probably some sort of box you could put between the screen and all the devices to handle this for you as well.