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by: guesswhoquestionmark July 2, 2012 8:32 PM PDT

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Dual View for Windows 7???

by guesswhoquestionmark - 7/2/12 8:32 PM

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this topic.

Until January 2012, we had Windows Vista but unfortunately our computer died so we got an a new computer with Windows 7. On Vista I used a HDMI cable 10m/30feet long to connect the monitor to the digital TV (its not a smart TV). The computer was the main monitor and the TV was secondary. I want to watch streamings from the computer on the TV so I can sit on the couch, as sitting at a computer chair isn't very comfy for long periods of time.

How do I do this on Windows 7?

Thanks for your help in advance.

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Clarification request: Why can't you

by Jimmy Greystone - 7/3/12 7:25 AM

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Why can't you just do the same as you did before? I'm missing the part of your post that explains what the problem is now.


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I can't figure how to do this on Windows 7. Thats the

by guesswhoquestionmark - 7/5/12 12:42 AM

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Re: Vista

by Kees_B Moderator - 7/5/12 1:05 AM

In Reply to: I can't figure how to do this on Windows 7. Thats the by guesswhoquestionmark

Why would putting a HDMI-cable into a HDMI-slot on the PC be different between different versions of the OS? It's just hardware.

The only thing that can be different is the videocard and the way you tell it to use the HDMI-out. But that's not dependent on the OS but on the videocard, its drivers and other programs that come with it. You didn''t tell anything about that. So we still can't help, I'm afraid.

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The usual issue I run into

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 7/3/12 9:34 AM

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Is folk that try to MIRROR their PC display to some HDTV. Since the display sizes differ they usually fail in some odd way. But why not extend the desktop now?

And that 30 foot HDMI can be a problem. It does not matter that it worked before.
Bob


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