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CPU to tv
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mbrownab
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26. August 2005 @ 20:12 |
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Hey all, If you could help that would be much appreciated, ty in advance.
I have succesfully hooked up my cpu and tv together, my question is how can I use both at the same time?
eg.. My wife wants to watch a recorded tv show , and I want to be on the net..
any help would help !!! TY
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26. August 2005 @ 21:07 |
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i don't know which graphic card you're using but here's how i do it with my ati card. go to "display properties," right click on desktop > "properties," then select "settings" tab and click on "advanced." if you have the correct driver installed you'll have a choice for the tv+monitor switch. good luck.
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mbrownab
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28. August 2005 @ 17:50 |
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Still dosent seem to work, Id like very much to use both at same time, but I dont think I can
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Auslander
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28. August 2005 @ 17:58 |
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does your graphics card support dual monitors?
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28. August 2005 @ 19:36 |
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which card do u have? it'll be helpful. heh
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mbrownab
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28. August 2005 @ 20:29 |
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Plug and Play Monitor and Gigabyte RADEON 9200SE Series
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Auslander
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29. August 2005 @ 03:25 |
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i believe that card supports dual monitors, but someone correct me if i'm wrong. all you'd have to do is get a converter cable to go from vga to the back of your tv, and set up your second monitor to play the movie full screen while still surfing the net on your main monitor.
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mbrownab
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29. August 2005 @ 07:22 |
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Any idea how? now im using the svideo cable from my tv to cpu
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Auslander
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29. August 2005 @ 15:49 |
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do you have any information on your card? does it say "dual monitor support" or anything like that anywhere in the manual or on the box?
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mbrownab
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5. September 2005 @ 17:23 |
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dosent say nothing under advance settings
I have Windows Media Center with a tv jack and a svideo beside it
and on my video card I have svideo which I am using now
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mbrownab
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5. September 2005 @ 17:30 |
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I have a screenshot of my advance settings
but dont know how to post it .. lol
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mbrownab
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5. September 2005 @ 17:51 |
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Finally I think I got it
I needed to extend my monitors, then run the prog and just drag it to the right so It shows up on my tv! There I have it, thank you guys for your help, much appreciated
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Auslander
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5. September 2005 @ 18:34 |
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wish i coulda been more help. happy to see it worked out :D
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mbrownab
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5. September 2005 @ 20:19 |
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the only prob now, is when I drag the movie that is playing to the other screen, Its pretty choppy... dosent run smoothly at all.
any ideas on how to fix that?
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6. September 2005 @ 01:18 |
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It may be your comp is not powerful enough...eg bigger power supply or bigger cpu...to run the signal for both.
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Auslander
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6. September 2005 @ 03:25 |
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the card may be having a hard time because of high settings. what resolution do you have it set to?
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Xian
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6. September 2005 @ 13:58 |
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On Nvidia cards it's easy. Once you have everything hooked up, run the TV Wizard. After that when you right click on a avi/mpg you have an option Play on My TV or Play on My Monitor, or Play on My HDTV if you use component instead of svideo cable and have it connected to a HDTV. If you select play on TV it starts playing and you can minimize the window on the computer and do whatever else you want to do. It only seems to work with AVI and mpg files though, if you switch away from a wmv file it pauses it on the tv, and VOB or mov files doesn't even list the Play On option when you right click them. If you simply double click on a media file it plays on both displays, provided you selected clone display in the TV Wizard.
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mbrownab
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6. September 2005 @ 20:39 |
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Screen Resoultion is 800 by 600 pixels
and Im using RADEON not Nvidia (or the same?)(I dont know)
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Auslander
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7. September 2005 @ 03:39 |
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it should be the same method for your radeon,i believe.
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mbrownab
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7. September 2005 @ 07:47 |
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ok, Im not so smart, how do I start the TV Wizard
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mbrownab
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7. September 2005 @ 07:47 |
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ok, Im not so smart, how do I start the TV Wizard
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Xian
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7. September 2005 @ 15:13 |
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Sorry mrbrownab, I need to read your messages more thoroughly before posting next time. The TV Wizard is a function of Nvidia graphics card drivers, not ATI. I don't know if ATI has a similar setup or not since I don't use their cards.
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