Two monitors cannot get dvd picture on 2nd monitor????????

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Got a 9600xt running 2 19inch monitors same res etc
trying to drag windvd picture onto second monitor but it goes blank yet when
dragged back to first monitor plays as normal any ideas how to get it to
work on 2nd monitor


thanks for any input

baz
 
Jibberer said:
Got a 9600xt running 2 19inch monitors same res etc
trying to drag windvd picture onto second monitor but it goes blank yet when
dragged back to first monitor plays as normal any ideas how to get it to
work on 2nd monitor

thanks for any input

baz
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overlay?
 
Jibberer said:
Got a 9600xt running 2 19inch monitors same res etc
trying to drag windvd picture onto second monitor but it goes blank yet
when dragged back to first monitor plays as normal any ideas how to get it
to work on 2nd monitor


thanks for any input
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It only shows on the primary display unless you have theater mode enabled,
and you can't enable theater mode while using an extended desktop.
 
J. Clarke said:
It only shows on the primary display unless you have theater mode enabled,
and you can't enable theater mode while using an extended desktop.
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Wow, another amazing feat of ATI engineering and coding.

Will the wonders never cease?

If I have a card that can display on two monitors at once, I better damn
well be able to display anything I please on either or both monitors any
time I please.

DD
 
yep, it's the overlay.

Temp solution is to make the 2nd monitor the "Primary" monitor whilst
you watch the DVD :)

Mike
 
Mike Corlett said:
yep, it's the overlay.

Temp solution is to make the 2nd monitor the "Primary" monitor whilst
you watch the DVD :)

Mike

"Jibberer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Using Power DVD here with an extended desktop and watching a DVD while
typing this - no probs whatsoever and nothing to do with overlay. Sapphire
9600 Pro with 3.10 drivers. Have a look at the resolution of each monitor.

Shawk
 
You'll find it's not ATI's problem but rather a generic problem with the way
"hardware overlay" is implemented by MS, something to do with the way things
are "bypassed" to "keep up" with the video feed speed.

If you use "player software" which instead does it's thing using
"software/preview" mode rather than "hardware overlay" mode (won't be as
clean/smooth) it'll display on either monitor. Least that's the way it is
for me here, Radeon 7200 primary and Xpert98 secondary.

Note using two separate video cards, I don't have a theatre mode.
 
pjp said:
You'll find it's not ATI's problem but rather a generic problem with
the way "hardware overlay" is implemented by MS, something to do with
the way things are "bypassed" to "keep up" with the video feed
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speed.

I definitely don't want to start a flame war here, but if the above is
true, why can I put anything on either monitor with my Ti4600? I can
just drag a DVD window across, or indeed have full screen on the CRT
with a small or minimized version on the TFT.

ATI should fix this.

Regards

Martin
 
Martin said:
speed.

I definitely don't want to start a flame war here, but if the above is
true, why can I put anything on either monitor with my Ti4600? I can
just drag a DVD window across, or indeed have full screen on the CRT
with a small or minimized version on the TFT.
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What software are you using to do this? It is not _required_ that hardware
overlay be used.
ATI should fix this.
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They probably could by not using the hardware overlay, but that would hurt
performance. If you don't want to use the overlay then find software that
doesn't use it.
 
Had this problem last night with powerdvd trying to play ultimate
gretzky...
First time I tried it...

The solution was to use
"classic media player"
the best, and I have tried a ton, media player...

It plays dvd's and I was able to view dvd output
on my 46" hitachi no problems - very sweet...
 
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