[mythtv-users] dual head, menus on one, video on another?

Doug's Junk dj at sebabeach.org
Thu Oct 5 16:16:12 UTC 2006


Brad Fuller wrote:
> Doug's Junk wrote:
>   
>> Hi.  Has anyone tried to accomplish the following?  I have a dual head 
>> mythtv 0.20 setup with an lcd monitor and a plasma tv.  (nvidia 5500, 
>> vga->lcd, dvi->plasma, twinview config).  I want to run the myth 
>> frontend on the lcd monitor but  watch tv/video on the plasma.  Besides 
>> not wanting to wear out the plasma, I don't want to have to turn it on 
>> just to listen to my music collection. :-)
>>
>> So, has anyone ever tried this?
>>   
>>     
> Did you try running two instances mythfrontend, one on each monitor? It
> works for me, but gets kinda weird.
>   

Sorry, should have mentioned that.  Yes, that's what I currently do, but 
it's hacky.  I'm (almost) ok with it.  To each his own of course.  No 
claim is made that this is a preferred solution for anyone else.



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