Nvidia

[screwd01]

I have the 6800nu and two 17 inch screens

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Install drivers, connect two screens, enjoy.

- M4H

 

[MadEye2]

In your display properties/settings/advanced there should be a thing called nView. If there isn't reinstall your drivers. nView can do a fair few things, mainly, it can clone your main monitor screen so that you see the exact same thing on your second monitor.
If you want to extend your desktop go to display props/settings and you should see 2 monitors, one being greyed out labled 2. Click on then, then tab "extend my windows desktop onto this monitor" then press ok. I'll then activate your second monitor.

 

[screwd01]

I actually meant video files

 

[Steve]

I don't think that can be done, but I may be wrong - check in your Display Settings -> Advanced for somewhere to adjust overlay options.

 

[MadEye2]

Ah, I see. I think video overlay only works for on one screen, according to the documents about nview i can find anyway. I don't think you can stretch Windows Media Player etc over two screen either - I tried last night with another program and it just stopped playing. My video card is far older than yours though, so youres may be able to do it.

 

[screwd01]

i had a 9600pro before and it would work with divx player, i set catalyst two make the desktop stretch across the two (taskbar across both)
i did the same with my new card and no go
same with independent screens

i'll search some more

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: screwd01
i had a 9600pro before and it would work with divx player, i set catalyst two make the desktop stretch across the two (taskbar across both)
i did the same with my new card and no go
same with independent screens

i'll search some more

You need to either set your player to not use overlay, or set the NVIDIA drivers to 'spanned' mode. You can't display overlay video on two independent monitors at the same time.

 

[screwd01]

bsplayer and desktop span did it

 

[jiffylube1024]

screwd01 - how did you get this accomplished exactly? From the sounds of it you are running a movie on two monitors at once, right? This is something I'd like to do but have never figured out.

I've got an ATI card but any tips you've got for this would be great! (or am I completely confused as to what you were trying to do here?)

 

[screwd01]

with ati use catalyst to make the two monitors work as one, the taskbar will be across both screens.

then download media player classic, or bsplayer and you should be good,

tho the only ati card i did this on was the 9600pro

 

[Beeze]

I have Windows meda player playing movies spanned across 2 monitors but with a G4mx440 and driver version 5.2.1.6. Why I cannot get this to work with my 5700le and new drivers is beyond me. I tried to install the 5.2.1.6 drivers but I think they are too old for the 5700le.

Any advice good people?