From: sylme (sylme_at_free.fr)
Date: Sun Mar 11 2001 - 08:54:34 EST
>
> It depends on the OS. I believe you can do this under 98 by having the TV
be the
> primary and the lcd be secondary with multiple monitors (where your
desktop
> spans the two displays) on. I'm not positive on this though because I have
never
> tried it...I mostly use Linux and Win2000.
So, according to Pete Hatton, this Multiple Monitors thing only works with
Win98...
Is that right ? Are there any forthcoming drivers that would allow it under
2000 ? I mean, there should be...
> > Furthermore, whenever I output to TV, the LCD's resolution drops to
800x600
> > or 640x480 256 colors and I have to do a complete reboot (turn off/turn
on)
> > to get the 1600x1200 screen back. Am I missing something ?
>
> you should be able to reset it by right-clicking on your desktop and
changing it
> under settings in display properties without a reboot. You should also be
able
> to have you LCD stay at 1600x1200 resolution while the TV is at 800x600.
I tried that Pete, but, after I output to TV, the desktop settings are
limited to 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768. I have to do a full reboot in
order for higher screen resolutions to even be available. Weird isn't it ?
David Ross wrote :
> Now, for your purposes the best thing would have been to have *both* the
ATI
> card *and* hardware decoding,
> but for most people this would be redundant and an unnecessary extra
> expense. I can sympathize with your
> frustration, but the reason IBM omitted separate HW decoding on your
laptop
> was because the ATI card
> is so good it doesn't need it, *not* because it is so bad!
I have to agree here with you David. The 770 with EVA could output
separately to TV but it needed a lousy proprietary version of DVDExpress.
But, considering the fact that the A21p is the top of the line corporate
machine, one would think that it could do that also.
Heck ! how is one supposed to make an efficient presentation if anything you
do on the LCD (like chosing chapters/bookmarks on a DVD) also appears on the
TV screen ?...
I am STILL dispappointed.
sylvestre m.
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