Hi,
Apologies if I have repeated a previous question, I searched but found nothing specific to my problem!
I am trying to use my PC as a media centre to be able to play video content on my HDTV in another room. My PC has a dual-head graphics card (an nVidia GeForce 9800 GT) with 2 DVI ouputs. My primary display is connected here, as is DVI+Audio>HDMI box, which sends the signal to my HDTV. I have managed to get a picture on the TV which was fairly straightforward. The displays are set up to work independently as clone won't work - my monitor won't go above 1680x1050 and my TV won't go below 1920x1080. My problems are as follows:
Apologies if I have repeated a previous question, I searched but found nothing specific to my problem!
I am trying to use my PC as a media centre to be able to play video content on my HDTV in another room. My PC has a dual-head graphics card (an nVidia GeForce 9800 GT) with 2 DVI ouputs. My primary display is connected here, as is DVI+Audio>HDMI box, which sends the signal to my HDTV. I have managed to get a picture on the TV which was fairly straightforward. The displays are set up to work independently as clone won't work - my monitor won't go above 1680x1050 and my TV won't go below 1920x1080. My problems are as follows:
- Windows Media Player 11 won't display anything on the TV - The main window displayed on my monitor shows that it is being sent to the secondary display (the TV) but nothing is coming up, all I can see is the desktop wallpaper.
- VLC - Similar problems, have tried to configure VLC to use DirectX and the correct display but nothing comes up or just displays on my monitor
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Studio 540
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia 9800 GT
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell 2009W / Sony Bravia HDTV
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 (1080i)