Watching movies using a dual monitor setup

[GermyBoy]

Alright, I want to watch a movie on my second monitor, and I want it to be fullscreen, and every time I use WMP 6.4 and fullscreen it and click the mouse, it is no longer fullscreen, and I have tried using windvd, but that crashes whenever I have both displays active.

Please help.

 

[Platypus]

Interesting question, I have dual's myself and have wondered this before as well.

Probably want to post in the right forum though

 

[Lager]

Try Windows Player 9.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

You can thank copy protection schemes for that. Wow, you must be a VYDIO PYRATE because you want to output an overlay window to something other than your primary monitor.

What video card/OS are you using? There's workarounds/driver settings you can try. I know "Zoomed Overlay" seems to make regular media work, but DVDs will be another level of Stupid thanks to Macrovision.

- M4H

 

[GermyBoy]

My videocard is the albatron ti-4280p on windows 2000.

 

[GermyBoy]

Originally posted by: lager
Try Windows Player 9.

Try, or does it work for sure?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: GermyBoy

Originally posted by: lager
Try Windows Player 9.

Try, or does it work for sure?

does not work in WMP 9. it WILL work in winamp 3, Sasami 2k and Power DVD.

i cam across teh same prob when i first set up my dual setup.

if you dont wannan usw WA3 get Sasami2k. its a cool lil program that will play just about any vid type and its small and free

 

[BCYL]

Can't you use ultraMon to flip your displays around? Like turn Primary -> Secondary and Secondary -> Primary when you run WMA...

 

[Stark]

I can't figure out how to turn full screen off when I'm watching a video. The second monitor always displays FS and there's no way to turn it off. (primary is Latitude D800, secondary is Dell 1800FP plugged into the DVI on the dock)