Ok, at church we have two projectors that we drive with the 2nd monitor output from a laptop. We display annoucements and words to songs, etc.
An amplifier and two-way splitter take this signal and feed it to the projectors.
Now, at times, we play DVDs with, of course, a VHS/DVD player. We take the video output (regular old analog signal) and feed it to an amp and 6 way splitter (4 outputs unused) and feed this to the other input on the projectors.
Problem is, to activate the port on the projectors, we have to disconnect the cable from the laptop - this way, the projectors scan for the other input. This is sloppy, IMO.
I want to convert the video out of the DVD player to the same format from the laptop and THEN use a KVM switch to switch between laptop and DVD player instantly!
Is there a little, I guess you'd call it a "Modulator" or converter that will do this? I already have tested it by using the KVM in line between the Laptop and the amp/splitter to the projectors and I can switch between two LAPTOPS just fine. Can I buy a little adapter box to make the video turn into a "monitor signal" like what comes out of the laptop?
Did I explain all of this well enough? I tried Radio Shack and got a REAL BLANK STARE. Saw nothing at Office Max or WalMart even close to what I want to do.
Am I the first person in the world to try to do this?
An amplifier and two-way splitter take this signal and feed it to the projectors.
Now, at times, we play DVDs with, of course, a VHS/DVD player. We take the video output (regular old analog signal) and feed it to an amp and 6 way splitter (4 outputs unused) and feed this to the other input on the projectors.
Problem is, to activate the port on the projectors, we have to disconnect the cable from the laptop - this way, the projectors scan for the other input. This is sloppy, IMO.
I want to convert the video out of the DVD player to the same format from the laptop and THEN use a KVM switch to switch between laptop and DVD player instantly!
Is there a little, I guess you'd call it a "Modulator" or converter that will do this? I already have tested it by using the KVM in line between the Laptop and the amp/splitter to the projectors and I can switch between two LAPTOPS just fine. Can I buy a little adapter box to make the video turn into a "monitor signal" like what comes out of the laptop?
Did I explain all of this well enough? I tried Radio Shack and got a REAL BLANK STARE. Saw nothing at Office Max or WalMart even close to what I want to do.
Am I the first person in the world to try to do this?