Multiple video streams displayed on separate monitors

I'm working on a project that will have 6 screens showing 6 different pieces running simultaneously. We'll be cutting all 6 pieces in FCP, but i was wondering if there is anyway to view multiple video streams on 6 different displays running at the same time in FCP? Obviously some sort of display hub or router needs to be had, or perhaps some other hardware/software.
Anyone have any great ideas?

My old video professor from school did a lot of video installations. He often had trouble keeping multiple DVD players in sync with one another, they would drift over time. If you are thinking about the DVD player route, make sure you're using the exact same model for each player, and make sure to run tests over a long period of time.
Of course, using an external genlock would probably prevent that, too.

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