[mythtv-users] Second Monitor

[Chris Hembrow]

A second X session would mean a second mythfrontend wouldn't it? I
don't want a separate instance of the front end, I want two cloned
monitors showing the same front-end, but only 1 of which will play
videos.

This is for a similar idea to the silverstone case with the lcd
touchscreen on the front, but minus the touchscreen (initially)

On 2/6/06, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/6/06, Chris Hembrow <chris.hembrow at pixelseventy2.net> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm thinking of adding a small lcd (5inch) to a second, old 8mb matrox
> > pci graphics card, to make it easier to play music and schedule
> > recordings without needing to turn the TV on, or if someone is using
> > the TV for other purposes.
> >
> > Because this is going to be off an old, basic graphics card, I don't
> > want video to play on this card. I believe I can set mplayer to only
> > play on a second card, using -xineramadisplay=X, but is it possible to
> > do the same for the internal player.
> >
> > e.g. both displays should show the mythfrontend, but only the TV,
> > through my nvidia card, should show videos or live TV
> >
>
> You could also run a seperate X session for the 5" LCD. If you want
> different settings from what you use for your TV, setup a second user
> to run Myth for the LCD. I don't know if you can specificly disable
> WatchTV or Watch Recordings though.
>
> --
> Steve
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