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    m1210 - watching movies with another LCD plugged in

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Lord Farkward, Jul 17, 2006.

  1. Lord Farkward

    Lord Farkward Notebook Consultant

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    hi ho

    gotta make this quick as i'm at work

    background: m1210 with external LCD plugged in (and the extended thing enabled)

    issue: when i double click on a video to watch, either by using VLC or by WMP, one of the displays would play the monitor in full screen and there is nothing i can do. i would prefer if i can just watch the video 'on the background' if i need to, instead of having one of the screens used up totally for video watching (double clicking on the movie screen doesn't do anything).

    any suggestions? TIA!
     
    Lord Farkward, Jul 17, 2006
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  2. Digihotaru

    Digihotaru Newbie

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    Hey. I don't know the exact wording of the setting, but basically you want to disable the full screen video output to the secondary display. This should be found somewhere in your display driver control panel, likely in the video settings.
     
    Digihotaru, Jul 17, 2006
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  3. Lord Farkward

    Lord Farkward Notebook Consultant

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    alright i'll try it when i get home. i hope it works

    i shall report back if it works or not! thanks!
     
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    i found the 'nvidia control panel' and fixed it. dude u're awesome, thanks! :)
     
    Lord Farkward, Jul 18, 2006
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