Dual Monitors and DVD
Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Dual Monitors and DVD

  1. March 18th, 2008, 10:44 AM #1
    Kodiak
    Kodiak is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Posts
    1,534

    Dual Monitors and DVD

    I have not been out on site yet but not sure what this could be so I thought I would try and get prepared for it. Customer is using a laptop, Toshiba, and an external monitor but the external monitor, when he inserts a movie, won't work. Works normally while he is surfing the net or brings up doc.s but not with a dvd. Thoughts? He says it use to work before he had a hard drive crash.
    Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. March 18th, 2008, 03:03 PM #2
    NooNoo
    NooNoo is offline
    Driver Terrier NooNoo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2000
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    31,824
    It could be a DRM thing... some DVDs will not output to a different monitor and this is controlled by the DVD itself. Otherwise it may just be a settings issue with the DVD playback software or the Video card settings (Catalyst centre or NView).
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. March 18th, 2008, 04:06 PM #3
    CeeBee
    CeeBee is offline
    Registered User CeeBee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    2,494
    nVidia graphics by any chance?
    Protected by Glock. Don't mess with me!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. March 18th, 2008, 05:35 PM #4
    Matridom
    Matridom is offline
    Chat Operator Matridom's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    3,778
    I'm assuming you hear the sound but get a black video screen? I envountered that with XP and an old nvidia card, was a Video overlay issue. What happened to me was that it would only display video on the primary monitor
    <Ferrit> Take 1 live chicken, cut the head off, dance around doing the hokey pokey and chanting: GO AWAY BAD VIRUS, GO AWAY BAD VIRUS
    -----------------------
    Windows 7 Pro x64
    Asus P5QL Deluxe
    Intel Q6600
    nVidia 8800 GTS 320
    6 gigs of Ram
    2x60 gig OCZ Vertex SSD (raid 0)
    WD Black 750 gig
    Antec Tri power 750 Watt PSU
    Lots of fans
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. March 19th, 2008, 06:49 AM #5
    Auric
    Auric is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Dec 2000
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    343
    Matridom,

    That is fairly typical of older dual head video cards. (or laptops)

    The video would only play on the primary display, I've ran into that lots.

    I'm not sure if it still happens with newer cards though.
    "Knowledge belongs in the hands of the people"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. [RESOLVED] Dual Video Card set-up
    By dave langer in forum Video Adapter/Monitor Drivers
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: March 30th, 2001, 12:59 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules