Two HDMI screens simultaneously

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Hello guys,

I’m building already the 4th Volumio player. I really got the taste right… :wink:

Well, this one should serve in a party shed, and I have a plan in my head, that I did not play with before and need some help with it.

I know, normally the question has to be posted under the right topic of a plugin, but my question is gonna be about two plugins together (Touch Display & Now Playing), so I can’t decide, which one to pick :smiley:

So the plan:

I have a RPi4 B running with a Waveshare 7" inch HDMI touchscreen. That one would be built in the player itself. This already runs great.

I would like to use the second HDMI output of the RPi to connect a second screen, an regular TV.

I don’t need sound output on HDMI, using a DAC hat for that.

What I want, is to use the 7" touchscreen to control the player in kiosk mode. Have that working now.

I would like to use the TV screen display for the Now Playing content for the lyrics, so we can have karaoke party.

So, one screen is 1024x600 pixels HDMI touchscreen, the second is a HDMI TV 1920x1080 pixels.

Tell me, please, that this would be possible, without the need for a next raspberry pulling the content over LAN. That looks to me like a waste of resources :wink:

Is it possible? So well, how?

I appreciate any input, and hope this case will help others too :wink:

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Hey @BebeMischa,

I think, similar scenario is discussed here:

Unless, there is something else you trying to achieve.

Kind Regards,

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Looks similar, but is about a Rpi 5, and mine is a RP4. The commands stated in that topic do not work for me…

BTW, now maybe it is clear, why I do need help with this: Mischa's Music Volumio DIY - #5 by BebeMischa

I really want the big screen above the player to display the Now Playing plugin for karaoke reasons… :slight_smile:

Please, people, help! :pray: