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| Thread ID: 100832 | 2009-06-22 05:15:00 | TV as second monitor | Driftwood (5551) | Press F1 |
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| 784534 | 2009-06-22 05:15:00 | Wanting to connect a tv as a second monitor from my ATI HD4870. Using the S-Video/TV out port. Have tryed both S-Video & RCA inputs on the tv. The catalyst control centre will allow all maner of adjustment but only image showing is the desktop wallpaper. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 784535 | 2009-06-22 05:28:00 | Did you drag the 2nd monitor under display properties to main above it in CCC? And changed the video on the TV to whatever socket you plugged the cable into | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 784536 | 2009-06-22 06:22:00 | Ah that makes a difference. How can I set a different resolution for the telly. The one I am trying it on is smaller than the monitor & it changes the resolution. When I get this sorted I will be using a bigger tv than the monitor so will need to be able to do that. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 784537 | 2009-06-22 06:27:00 | Under diplay its got the options there for the second screen like it would the first | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 784538 | 2009-06-22 06:59:00 | Yes I see that. I think the problem is, I am cloning my desktop to the tv & the monitor is changing to the same resolution as the tv. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 784539 | 2009-06-22 08:54:00 | Yes I see that. I think the problem is, I am cloning my desktop to the tv & the monitor is changing to the same resolution as the tv. Yes, that is the exact problem. What you can try, is output to the TV ONLY. Then you will be able to adjust to whatever suits Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 784540 | 2009-06-22 09:36:00 | Yes that would work. I've been experimenting with extending the desktop to the tv, that way they can be at different resolutions. If I open a video in Media Player Classic I can then drag it to the tv. If I then maximize it, it runs quite well at the tv's default resolution. All I need now is the 12M of cable to connect it up to the big telly in the lounge. Might have to look at a wireless mouse too. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 784541 | 2009-06-22 23:43:00 | You might want to be careful on how long of vga or dvi cable you use as you can start to get deterioration. www.scala.com |
Tuneznz (13203) | ||
| 784542 | 2009-06-23 00:32:00 | You might want to be careful on how long of vga or dvi cable you use as you can start to get deterioration. www.scala.com I am aware of that but opinion on that seems to vary, depending who you ask. I have got the cable on the way, so will try it & report my findings back if you are interested. My next problem is not being able to physicaly see the 2nd screen (tv) from the PC. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 784543 | 2009-06-23 20:34:00 | You could mirror it. Where what is on one screen is the same on the other. | Tuneznz (13203) | ||
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