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Peter,
I have the second display properties as an extended desktop. I can drag a window into it and it shows up on the TV. This will do for what I want (I can show a DVD or a slide show). I see no option on my laptop to 'clone' - only extend. I didn't think to simply drag a window.
Thanks,
Dennis
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Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Connecting Laptop to TV
In a message dated 12/2/2006 10:58:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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I have an HP laptop (Windows XP Home) with an S-Video out connector cabled
to an LCD TV S-Video in connection. I have gone through the 'proper' steps to
display the picture on the TV (Properties/Settings) to activate the second
display and reduce the screen resolution. I can get the computer's wallpaper to
display on the TV but can't get anything else to show up. I don't know how
to get the icons, or even the mouse pointer, to display on the TV - just the
wallpaper. It is probably something simple but has so far escaped me. My goal
is to play a DVD and have it show up on the TV or create a slide show of my
digital pictures and show them. Any suggestions?
Hi,
Have you set the second display properties as an extended desktop? If so,
you need to change it to a 'cloned' desktop. When set as extended, the second
desktop is more real estate to the right of the primary one (if you drag a
window off the primary screen's right, you should see it appear on the TV
screen), when set as 'cloned', the second screen duplicates everything on the
first one, which is what I believe you want.
HTH,
Peter Hogan
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