Duel monitor (monitor and TV)
This is a discussion about Duel monitor (monitor and TV) in the Windows Hardware category; I have a few questions about duel monitor output. Here is what I want. I want my monitor to be my primary desktop. I want my tv to be my secondary desktop. I can do this fine but when I try to watch any video or movie on the tv the window just shows up black w/o the video feed.
I have a few questions about duel monitor output.
Here is what I want.
I want my monitor to be my primary desktop. I want my tv to be my secondary desktop. I can do this fine but when I try to watch any video or movie on the tv the window just shows up black w/o the video feed.
Now, if I clone my monitor with the nvidia Nview stuff I can see my desktop on both screens and I am able to watch the movie on the tv.
But thats not what I want. I want to watch the movie on the tv and watch still use the computer on my monitor.
How do I do this?
I have windows xp and a geforce 4 w/ analog, digital, and s-video out with the latest nvidia drivers.
Here is what I want.
I want my monitor to be my primary desktop. I want my tv to be my secondary desktop. I can do this fine but when I try to watch any video or movie on the tv the window just shows up black w/o the video feed.
Now, if I clone my monitor with the nvidia Nview stuff I can see my desktop on both screens and I am able to watch the movie on the tv.
But thats not what I want. I want to watch the movie on the tv and watch still use the computer on my monitor.
How do I do this?
I have windows xp and a geforce 4 w/ analog, digital, and s-video out with the latest nvidia drivers.
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If using something like WinDVD, the application needs to use the primary video display to show the movie. I found this out last week when I got my spiffy new flat panel and wanted to watch DVDs on my DVI input, which at the time the nVidia drivers had considered to be the secondary display. I switched it to primary, and it worked great. However, when I would watch movies and videos using media player, I can see the feed on my secondary monitor (I now have a 17" CRT using the analog connection) without any issues. I would suggest trying a different video player (such as media player) or seeing if the media application has a setting for which display it works with.
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Media player had the same deal
media player / powerdvd / winamp - will all use video overlay - make sure in your nvidia options you turn on video overlay (under advance options some where- would look, but benching out my rig right now) - i use that exact setup on my system 19" as main - watch a movie - it shows on the main display - but i can minimize it, and once the movie plays it comes out full screen on my tv.
OP
Works! Excellent!
Glad to hear!
