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Old 8th Nov 2006, 12:43 AM   #1 (permalink)
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If you have a multi-monitor system or are thinking about getting one, be sure to check this guide out! Find out how you can obtain the best experience from your multi-monitor setup!


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Old 8th Nov 2006, 03:28 AM   #2 (permalink)
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3rd tip is a bit useful but not realli practical..
how to enjoy movie/gaming wif that ugly black border??
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Old 8th Nov 2006, 03:51 AM   #3 (permalink)
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This is a very subjective matter

I always watch widescreen movies like that, a lot bigger.
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Old 8th Nov 2006, 11:17 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Well, you can place the monitor back to back so that you only see one half of the black border instead of 2 halves... then sit further back...
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Yeah I get what you mean, that's another way also.

I normally sit quite far from my monitors when I watch movies that way, so the black bar in the middle is not really an issue, especially when you are used to it already.
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This is a very subjective matter

I always watch widescreen movies like that, a lot bigger.
ya... i guess its subjective too..
i tried doing the overlapping border thing, still, i cant stand that border.. =S
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how can you miss out ultramon!!!?????
if u want multimonitor display, ultramon is a must

as for your MPC issue, use VRM9. you do not have to run two instances of MPC.

my preference is always one LCD, and one trinitron CRT. (well if u are rich, get 2 LCD and one CRT then!)
compressed video (xvid/divx) and astro on my 2001fp is a real bummer..so I always throw all my videos to my secondary trinitron..smooth like a glass baby..smoothh like a glass...
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LOL! Of course I won't miss out Ultramon! How could I? I already planned to add it in the next update
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I use an "extended" dual monitor set-up at work.
I have a laptop with 15" screen side by side with a 17" TFT (at different resolutions).
Perfect when having two applications in use at once.
Typically either two of Firefox, MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Reader, Novell Groupwise or Janux (our own "everything work related" software).

I plan to use a similar 2x17" TFT set-up at home, once I can afford it and/or it's on top of my computer hardware priority list.

I'm puzzled over the Media Player workaround (starting a second session). Anybody that knows how/why this work?

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I only know it has something to do with the acceleration overlays when you open only one MPC, there is only one overlay which can only be 'used' by one of the screen. Perhaps opening up the second MPC creates another overlay, but I could be wrong.

Maybe there are some video playback gurus who can explain this? xD
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