TV-Out: MP & Movie?

keydon · 2007-02-17, 04:14

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2.0
Windows Version: XP pro
Video Card: GeForce440MX
TV: S-Video out to standard TV

Hiho,
i cannot setup MP so that i can control MP on my TV and watch Films on it.
When i start MP i see the Interface on my PC-Screen and on my TV, but when i start a movie i see the desktop on tv and the film on the monitor, after the movie it switches back.
This happens with the Internal Player.

I also tried it with vlc as external player:
Parameters: -I dummy --dummy-quiet --video-on-top --key-quit "s" %filename% vlc:quit

if i start vlc manually i have fullscreen videooutput on both screens.
if i start a movie via MP i dont see the movie! nowhere! -> after switching "MP stay on top" off, i see the movie on TV, BUT i dont longer see the Interface on tv bevore and after playing the movie -.-

my pc monitor is primary.

plz help :X

Nightmare77 · 2007-02-17, 08:08

i think the main issue is that the primary device is your monitor, i think if you changed the tv to your primary and the monitor as a secondary device you will have less issues overall

Burnt33 · 2007-02-17, 09:10

I had the same problem also and it is an issue with the monitor mapping. My tv is upstairs and my computer is downstairs so I can't have the tv as the primary all the time but in my catylst control center I could hotkey display swapping to ctrl+d and make that a key on my remote.Once the displays were switched the movies would show up on the primary display.

2007-02-17, 04:14	#1 (permalink)
keydon Portal User Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	TV-Out: MP & Movie? MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2.0 Windows Version: XP pro Video Card: GeForce440MX TV: S-Video out to standard TV Hiho, i cannot setup MP so that i can control MP on my TV and watch Films on it. When i start MP i see the Interface on my PC-Screen and on my TV, but when i start a movie i see the desktop on tv and the film on the monitor, after the movie it switches back. This happens with the Internal Player. I also tried it with vlc as external player: Parameters: -I dummy --dummy-quiet --video-on-top --key-quit "s" %filename% vlc:quit if i start vlc manually i have fullscreen videooutput on both screens. if i start a movie via MP i dont see the movie! nowhere! -> after switching "MP stay on top" off, i see the movie on TV, BUT i dont longer see the Interface on tv bevore and after playing the movie -.- my pc monitor is primary. plz help :X

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2007-02-17, 08:08	#2 (permalink)
Nightmare77 Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canberra Age: 29 Posts: 521 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	i think the main issue is that the primary device is your monitor, i think if you changed the tv to your primary and the monitor as a secondary device you will have less issues overall

2007-02-17, 09:10	#3 (permalink)
Burnt33 Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Age: 38 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	I had the same problem also and it is an issue with the monitor mapping. My tv is upstairs and my computer is downstairs so I can't have the tv as the primary all the time but in my catylst control center I could hotkey display swapping to ctrl+d and make that a key on my remote.Once the displays were switched the movies would show up on the primary display.