GeForce2 MX200 w/ Dual View (Monitor+TV)

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My computer's an MSI K7N2 Delta-L w/ an AMD XP2500 & 256mb 333 RAM. I
don't have the money (yet) to build a dedicated htpc so I want to try
dual view mode with myHTPC on the TV & the desktop on my monitor. I
have a GeForce 2 MX200 vc.
When I select dual view mode, it warns that the monitor must be able
to handle low refresh rates or it may be damaged, so I haven't tried
it yet.
Should I abstain from trying it, or is this just a standard warning?
Will it even be of any benefit?

Thanks.
 
My computer's an MSI K7N2 Delta-L w/ an AMD XP2500 & 256mb 333 RAM. I
don't have the money (yet) to build a dedicated htpc so I want to try
dual view mode with myHTPC on the TV & the desktop on my monitor. I
have a GeForce 2 MX200 vc.
When I select dual view mode, it warns that the monitor must be able
to handle low refresh rates or it may be damaged, so I haven't tried
it yet.
Should I abstain from trying it, or is this just a standard warning?
Will it even be of any benefit?

Thanks.
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It's "just a standard warning", go ahead and try it, if you had an old
monitor and noticed it refusing to display anything you can just turn it
off, reboot in safe mode and reset the display refresh rate, which I doubt
you'll need to do.

Semi-modern monitors will simply refuse to run at non-supported refresh
rates, usually giving a message on the display like "out of range" or
similar.

The problem with what you're trying to do may be that both monitor and tv
will be at very low refresh rates, which may not look so bad on the TV as
it does on the monitor. If you're used to running at 75Hz, 85Hz, or
higher on the monitor, you'll likely find 60Hz unacceptable for more than
momentary use. On the other hand, possibly the TV and monitor can be at
different refresh rates (I don't know) ?
 
It's "just a standard warning", go ahead and try it, if you had an old
monitor and noticed it refusing to display anything you can just turn it
off, reboot in safe mode and reset the display refresh rate, which I doubt
you'll need to do.

Semi-modern monitors will simply refuse to run at non-supported refresh
rates, usually giving a message on the display like "out of range" or
similar.

The problem with what you're trying to do may be that both monitor and tv
will be at very low refresh rates, which may not look so bad on the TV as
it does on the monitor. If you're used to running at 75Hz, 85Hz, or
higher on the monitor, you'll likely find 60Hz unacceptable for more than
momentary use. On the other hand, possibly the TV and monitor can be at
different refresh rates (I don't know) ?
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Thanks for the info. I'll try it tomorrow & let you know what
happens.

Chris
 
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