Skreens - Multiple HDMI inputs on one display - PAX Prime 2015
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2016-05-06
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thank you to hyperx for sending us to PRS Prime 2015 this year check out their
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Cloud 2 gaming headset in the video description down below also thank you to
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ASUS and Corsair all right guys we're here at
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screens a little booth in the corner that I almost walked past and didn't
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really notice but they have some really cool stuff what they have it doesn't
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really have a name yet but there's a two and four port version and it's basically
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a multi HDMI in configuration device
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that's what I'm going to call it for now I don't really know what to call it so the two Port you're going to notice
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actually has three ports on it that's because there's two HD HMI in and one
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HDMI out the four port has five ports on it four HDMI in one HDMI out and you can
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daisy chain all these together so to explain the use case for this at least
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for me is streaming mainly so the idea would be when I was doing the 3D
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printing stream if any of you guys saw that basically I had to use two Logitech
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c920s cuz I only had one potential HDMI in so I used two webcams this would have
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allowed me to use multiple uh actual full like HDMI out cameras to actually
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record to so I could use better quality stuff for streaming and whatnot so if I
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had a whole bunch of different inputs I can mix them into one and it does that
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through an app that works on Android or iOS and eventually potentially other
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things you can connect to it through Bluetooth through Wi-Fi or even through
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an Ethernet Jack because it has dual USB ports you could plug in a USB to
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Ethernet dector and give this thing Ethernet it runs screens OS so whatever
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that means that's their own stuff and on the configuration tools for iOS and
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Android there's a bunch of different options so you can control your layout
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you can add different elements you can add a set uh background color you can
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add widgets like say Twitter so if you want to have your your game stream and
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then have a Twitter overlay on the side you could do that there's transparency
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and overlapping controls there's quick layout switching buttons so on the
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bottom there's a bunch of layout switching buttons soon there's going to be apis for OBS and xsplit so that you
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can actually change your configuration of your screens device in the software
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instead of doing it on the iOS or Android app if you want to go that way
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and it should eventually become your Universal streaming remote through say
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the iOS app or the Android app cuz you should be able to configure so many
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things inside of that time to talk about some Hardware stuff jumping back to that
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daisy chaining thing I talked about earlier we're not sure an exact maximum
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of how many things you can daisy chain together but it will add one frame time
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per so you'll add a little bit of latency as you do it but that being said
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I'm not sure how many of you guys out there would need more than say the four
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port version but we'll see you might you might you might find a way to use it I'm
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not going to put that word in your mouth anyways there's custom silicon inside it
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can take up to 1080p 60 FPS signals and it outputs a 1080p 60 FPS signal so yes
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master race you don't have to worry about losing your precious frame rates
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they will be fine each model like I said has dual USB ports and one power plug
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and then its respective amount of HDMI connectors and if you're interested you
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should check out their website it's screens.com you can sign up on an
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emailing list there and they'll send you an email 24 hours before their
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Kickstarter goes live so yeah that 4port version that I'm mentioned isn't
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necessarily available yet just the two-port version they're going to run a Kickstarter they have it here however
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it's already designed it already works the kickstarter is more just for like
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awareness and sales and marketing and whatnot thanks again to hyperx for
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sending us here this year check out the YouTube channel in the top right hand corner go there and subscribe they
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release a whole bunch of cool gaming content also thank you to ASUS and
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Corsair if you want to see stuff from all of these companies at PX Prime 2015
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this year check out the link in the video description down below they have a whole cool list going on there thank you
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guys for watching I'll see you next time yeah