Connecting 25+ bluetooth devices and 3+ displays [closed]
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I want to set up a special training room in the gym I work for, but being mostly a software guy, hardware is sometimes a mystery to me.
The idea is the following: have 3+ displays showing videos of how should exercises be performed, and have people in the class wearing Bluetooth-enabled heart-rate monitors and show their heart-rates on a separate display.
I was wondering what the best set-up for this would be:
- I've done a lot of research, and it seems that one computer can only support up to ~12 Bluetooth devices connected at once. It seems I could have multiple Bluetooth adapters connected to one computer, but I couldn't find any consensus: could I then connect 12 Bluetooth devices for each USB adapter? I have no OS constraints at this point, but have a preference for MacOS or Linux. Would that work with either?
- I'd need to connect to ~3 displays to stream the exercise videos. Each display should show 3 separate videos. Since there are many exercises and they could be paired in any way, this means that each screen is going to be playing 3 videos at the time, min. resolution 720p. Assuming that I can't change that, what kind of hardware would I need for something like that? Would I need to add additional external GPUs for instance?
So, these are the only two requirements: OS and even budget (within reason) is not an issue. Any pointers?
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asked Nov 15 at 22:26
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closed as off-topic by Ramhound, music2myear, fixer1234, Máté Juhász, PeterH Nov 16 at 13:33
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- "Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly. Instead of asking what to buy, try asking how to find out what suits your needs." – Ramhound, music2myear, PeterH
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I want to set up a special training room in the gym I work for, but being mostly a software guy, hardware is sometimes a mystery to me.
The idea is the following: have 3+ displays showing videos of how should exercises be performed, and have people in the class wearing Bluetooth-enabled heart-rate monitors and show their heart-rates on a separate display.
I was wondering what the best set-up for this would be:
- I've done a lot of research, and it seems that one computer can only support up to ~12 Bluetooth devices connected at once. It seems I could have multiple Bluetooth adapters connected to one computer, but I couldn't find any consensus: could I then connect 12 Bluetooth devices for each USB adapter? I have no OS constraints at this point, but have a preference for MacOS or Linux. Would that work with either?
- I'd need to connect to ~3 displays to stream the exercise videos. Each display should show 3 separate videos. Since there are many exercises and they could be paired in any way, this means that each screen is going to be playing 3 videos at the time, min. resolution 720p. Assuming that I can't change that, what kind of hardware would I need for something like that? Would I need to add additional external GPUs for instance?
So, these are the only two requirements: OS and even budget (within reason) is not an issue. Any pointers?
graphics-card multiple-monitors hdmi bluetooth
asked Nov 15 at 22:26
NinGen ShinRa
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closed as off-topic by Ramhound, music2myear, fixer1234, Máté Juhász, PeterH Nov 16 at 13:33
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly. Instead of asking what to buy, try asking how to find out what suits your needs." – Ramhound, music2myear, PeterH
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly.
– Ramhound
Nov 15 at 22:32
hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/is the place to go to ask
– K7AAY
Nov 15 at 22:52
It's not clear from your question how many computers quill you have. And exactly how many devices will be connected to each. Why do you want to show multiple videos per screen - it would be disturbing - why not have more smaller screens? ...
– Máté Juhász
Nov 16 at 5:12
@Ramhound not necessarily shopping recommendation, more like possible set-up, but I will move the question to the other SE site too.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
@MátéJuhász this depends: I am flexible. Ideally it will be one computer and around ~30 Bluetooth/ANT+ devices + 4 displays.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
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I want to set up a special training room in the gym I work for, but being mostly a software guy, hardware is sometimes a mystery to me.
The idea is the following: have 3+ displays showing videos of how should exercises be performed, and have people in the class wearing Bluetooth-enabled heart-rate monitors and show their heart-rates on a separate display.
I was wondering what the best set-up for this would be:
- I've done a lot of research, and it seems that one computer can only support up to ~12 Bluetooth devices connected at once. It seems I could have multiple Bluetooth adapters connected to one computer, but I couldn't find any consensus: could I then connect 12 Bluetooth devices for each USB adapter? I have no OS constraints at this point, but have a preference for MacOS or Linux. Would that work with either?
- I'd need to connect to ~3 displays to stream the exercise videos. Each display should show 3 separate videos. Since there are many exercises and they could be paired in any way, this means that each screen is going to be playing 3 videos at the time, min. resolution 720p. Assuming that I can't change that, what kind of hardware would I need for something like that? Would I need to add additional external GPUs for instance?
So, these are the only two requirements: OS and even budget (within reason) is not an issue. Any pointers?
graphics-card multiple-monitors hdmi bluetooth
asked Nov 15 at 22:26
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I want to set up a special training room in the gym I work for, but being mostly a software guy, hardware is sometimes a mystery to me.
The idea is the following: have 3+ displays showing videos of how should exercises be performed, and have people in the class wearing Bluetooth-enabled heart-rate monitors and show their heart-rates on a separate display.
I was wondering what the best set-up for this would be:
- I've done a lot of research, and it seems that one computer can only support up to ~12 Bluetooth devices connected at once. It seems I could have multiple Bluetooth adapters connected to one computer, but I couldn't find any consensus: could I then connect 12 Bluetooth devices for each USB adapter? I have no OS constraints at this point, but have a preference for MacOS or Linux. Would that work with either?
- I'd need to connect to ~3 displays to stream the exercise videos. Each display should show 3 separate videos. Since there are many exercises and they could be paired in any way, this means that each screen is going to be playing 3 videos at the time, min. resolution 720p. Assuming that I can't change that, what kind of hardware would I need for something like that? Would I need to add additional external GPUs for instance?
So, these are the only two requirements: OS and even budget (within reason) is not an issue. Any pointers?
graphics-card multiple-monitors hdmi bluetooth
graphics-card multiple-monitors hdmi bluetooth
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closed as off-topic by Ramhound, music2myear, fixer1234, Máté Juhász, PeterH Nov 16 at 13:33
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly. Instead of asking what to buy, try asking how to find out what suits your needs." – Ramhound, music2myear, PeterH
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as off-topic by Ramhound, music2myear, fixer1234, Máté Juhász, PeterH Nov 16 at 13:33
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly. Instead of asking what to buy, try asking how to find out what suits your needs." – Ramhound, music2myear, PeterH
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly.
– Ramhound
Nov 15 at 22:32
hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/is the place to go to ask
– K7AAY
Nov 15 at 22:52
It's not clear from your question how many computers quill you have. And exactly how many devices will be connected to each. Why do you want to show multiple videos per screen - it would be disturbing - why not have more smaller screens? ...
– Máté Juhász
Nov 16 at 5:12
@Ramhound not necessarily shopping recommendation, more like possible set-up, but I will move the question to the other SE site too.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
@MátéJuhász this depends: I am flexible. Ideally it will be one computer and around ~30 Bluetooth/ANT+ devices + 4 displays.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
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Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly.
– Ramhound
Nov 15 at 22:32
hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/is the place to go to ask
– K7AAY
Nov 15 at 22:52
It's not clear from your question how many computers quill you have. And exactly how many devices will be connected to each. Why do you want to show multiple videos per screen - it would be disturbing - why not have more smaller screens? ...
– Máté Juhász
Nov 16 at 5:12
@Ramhound not necessarily shopping recommendation, more like possible set-up, but I will move the question to the other SE site too.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
@MátéJuhász this depends: I am flexible. Ideally it will be one computer and around ~30 Bluetooth/ANT+ devices + 4 displays.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
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Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly.
– Ramhound
Nov 15 at 22:32
Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly.
– Ramhound
Nov 15 at 22:32
hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/is the place to go to ask
– K7AAY
Nov 15 at 22:52
hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/is the place to go to ask
– K7AAY
Nov 15 at 22:52
It's not clear from your question how many computers quill you have. And exactly how many devices will be connected to each. Why do you want to show multiple videos per screen - it would be disturbing - why not have more smaller screens? ...
– Máté Juhász
Nov 16 at 5:12
It's not clear from your question how many computers quill you have. And exactly how many devices will be connected to each. Why do you want to show multiple videos per screen - it would be disturbing - why not have more smaller screens? ...
– Máté Juhász
Nov 16 at 5:12
@Ramhound not necessarily shopping recommendation, more like possible set-up, but I will move the question to the other SE site too.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
@Ramhound not necessarily shopping recommendation, more like possible set-up, but I will move the question to the other SE site too.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
@MátéJuhász this depends: I am flexible. Ideally it will be one computer and around ~30 Bluetooth/ANT+ devices + 4 displays.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
@MátéJuhász this depends: I am flexible. Ideally it will be one computer and around ~30 Bluetooth/ANT+ devices + 4 displays.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
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Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are often relevant only to the question author at the time the question was asked and tend to become obsolete quickly.
– Ramhound
Nov 15 at 22:32
hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/is the place to go to ask
– K7AAY
Nov 15 at 22:52
It's not clear from your question how many computers quill you have. And exactly how many devices will be connected to each. Why do you want to show multiple videos per screen - it would be disturbing - why not have more smaller screens? ...
– Máté Juhász
Nov 16 at 5:12
@Ramhound not necessarily shopping recommendation, more like possible set-up, but I will move the question to the other SE site too.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02
@MátéJuhász this depends: I am flexible. Ideally it will be one computer and around ~30 Bluetooth/ANT+ devices + 4 displays.
– NinGen ShinRa
Nov 16 at 12:02