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Thread ID: 141651	2016-01-29 09:22:00	Can I run HDMI and DVI-D or 1x HDMI dual screen on the same graphics card?	Ninjabear (2948)	Press F1

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1415173	2016-01-29 09:22:00	Hi Quick Question. I have a AMI R9 280X Graphics Card. I want to plug my TV in using HDMI and also my monitor on HDMI. Currently I want to play games or watch stuff on my PC while my other friend can watch stuff on the TV. My PC is quite capable of running two things at once . What can I do to make this possible? Is it possible to have two screens on 1x HDMI Port or does my monitor need to go DVI-D and the TV thru HDMi then use some special app to run dual screens? Thanks	Ninjabear (2948)
1415174	2016-01-29 10:16:00	Windows key + P may work. For dual screens	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1415175	2016-01-29 10:31:00	Only one screen on an HDMI port, but you can run 2 or 3 screens off a 280X just fine if you use the different outputs. No special software needed just the right cables. If you have onboard video as well most systems let you use that as well so as not to load up one graphics card so much. Windows can do dual screens just fine, I have 2 monitors on this one right now and I often watch videos on one while gaming on the other. Only thing that would be tricky is if you can't see both screens at once. Also be aware not all games play nice with other apps, fallout 4 for example often crashes VLC on me and alt tabbing out of supreme commander sometimes closes the game. Normally though it works. One other tip if going back and forth between games and another screen, if the game has a setting for windowed mode it often works better for that. Some games even let you move the mouse pointer in and out of the game without alt tabbing or minmising anything.	dugimodo (138)
1415176	2016-01-29 10:40:00	Cant see why not. Whats the point in having 2-3 ports on a card if you cant use em? Install the drivers for it, CCC should give you the option for dual screen / whatever It's an AMD card isnt it? By dual screen what do you want to see? The same thing? Different screens? Yup I think extended in Nvidia's options let you use a mouse between screens	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1415177	2016-01-29 12:43:00	Cant see why not. Whats the point in having 2-3 ports on a card if you cant use em? Install the drivers for it, CCC should give you the option for dual screen / whatever It's an AMD card isnt it? By dual screen what do you want to see? The same thing? Different screens? Yup I think extended in Nvidia's options let you use a mouse between screens Dual Screen would be more like. I want to play some games while at the same time my friend can watch a movie on the other screen on the TV. BTW. If the TV is about 10m away from the PC can I use an HDMI extension cord?Will that work?	Ninjabear (2948)
1415178	2016-01-29 20:04:00	10M is ok over HDMI but cable quality matters. A cheap cable will probably work but no guarantees. With the short (< 3M) HDMI cables any old cheapie will do, but the longer distance you run the more it starts to actually matter how well the cable is made.	dugimodo (138)
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