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Of VGA, Overlays and Data Projectors....

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  • 23-09-2003 2:44am
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    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭


    Right, if I hook up the VGA Output (no composite, TV-Out etc.) of my desktop machine (GF2 + Det 45.23) to the VGA input of a data projector, will the overlay created when I play an mpeg (ie music video in WMP or BSPlayer) be shown on the projector?
    Will it appear as it wold were it just the monitor hooked in?
    I wonder, as when I was using a laptop with one recently there was an option (Fn + F5) to switch modes between desktop, all and overlay.
    I need to have this issue resolved within the next 24 hours, doing something special for freshers week involving videos, alcohol and a crowd of students.


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    Tom Dunne
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    The desktop should treat the projector as a standard VGA monitor, so whatever is displayed on the main monitor, will be displayed on the projector.

    The Fn-F5 (Fn-F8 on my laptop) is usually used to switch between internal display (i.e. the laptop's own screen), external display (i.e. monitor/projector) or a combination of both (i.e. display on the laptop LCD and the monitor/projector at the same time).


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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    it will just project what would have been on the monitor, the very and exact same, guaranteed 100%


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    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    Cool
    Thought as much, but just wanted to couble check in case there was some funny trickery with overlays etc.


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