A single player can drive more than one screen. How many depends on the device.
What it does
Every output shows the same picture, mirrored. That is the point of the mode: one player, one playlist, several screens showing it.
This is not a way to run different content on each screen. Independent playlists per output are not what this mode does. If you need two screens showing different things, use two screens in your dashboard.
How many displays
| Device | Displays |
|---|---|
| Player Max Mk2 and Mk3 | 4 |
| Player Max Mk1 | 2 |
| Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 | 2 |
| Raspberry Pi 3 | 1 |
The outputs
Player Max Mk2 and Mk3 expose four video outputs you can use at once: two HDMI, and two USB-C carrying video over DisplayPort Alt Mode. The USB-C outputs need a suitable USB-C to display cable or adapter.
Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 expose two micro HDMI outputs.
Connect each output to its own screen. All of them show the same mirrored image.
On Screenly Anywhere
Multiple displays work on Screenly Anywhere too, but nothing about it is configured in Screenly.
In a browser, it is entirely the host operating system’s business. How many displays you get depends on how many monitors are attached to that machine and how the system is set up. There are no display settings inside Anywhere.
On Android, behavior varies by device and by Android version, because multi-display support differs between manufacturers.
A joined surface
Driving several outputs as one continuous canvas, a video wall, is a different thing from mirroring, and it is not a released feature. It is proven on our hardware, but the layout still has to be configured by hand.
If you need a video wall rather than mirrored screens, talk to us rather than planning around it.