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-Ever- · 05-01-2005, 02:10 PM

Simply put, is there any way I can run a video game on one of my monitors (World of Warcraft) while I use, say, PowerDVD to play a DVD on the other? Aside from processing power, are video cards able to do this? I ask because I tried it and PowerDVD gave me some kind of resolution error and Windows Media Player would play the movie but there would be no image, just audio. I'm guessing it's because the video game changes the resolution settings that the DVD players want to run at. Maybe my card can split the resolution per monitor?

Thanks for any info.
-T

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-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	Dual-display question. (Vid game with DVD playing?) Simply put, is there any way I can run a video game on one of my monitors (World of Warcraft) while I use, say, PowerDVD to play a DVD on the other? Aside from processing power, are video cards able to do this? I ask because I tried it and PowerDVD gave me some kind of resolution error and Windows Media Player would play the movie but there would be no image, just audio. I'm guessing it's because the video game changes the resolution settings that the DVD players want to run at. Maybe my card can split the resolution per monitor? Thanks for any info. -T __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses--