Multiple video tracks in multiple tvs

hi---
i don't know if this is exactly the right forum to
post this question, but i thought i'd start here. i
am preparing a live dance/theater piece, for which i
would like to use four different televisions running
four different video tracks (but all using the same
soundtrack). at the moment the only solution i know
of would be to use four dvds playing in four dvd
players (all of the same brand) which would
(hopefully) all start with the same remote control.
however this doesn't seem like the safest plan,
since the timing will be fairly important. could
anyone advise me of some simpler way by which i
could start all the video tracks at the same time?
thanks for any suggestions.
i mac g5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)
motion 1, final cut pro 4.5
Hi
We do this all the time for stage and museums, We use a DVD Synchronizer with Pioneer 7400 players and with the black burst option they are frame accurate. We have done as many as 12 DVD players ourselves for a project that was at Miami international airport for three months without a problem.
Go to Dave Jones Design www.djdesign.com
Good Luck
John Spire

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