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<blockquote data-quote="divxmaster" data-source="post: 600231" data-attributes="member: 88623">I run the two screen setup as well.&nbsp;&nbsp; This way my main desktop PC is also my HTPC.&nbsp;&nbsp; The desktop screen connects via VGA (screen:1), and the LCD TV (screen:2) for mediaportal connects via HDMI. The LCD tv is actually in a different room to the pc!I run the hdmi cable through the wall.&nbsp; It all works very well.&nbsp; I also can unplug the hdmi to the lcd tv and plug in the hdmi cable that leads to my projector in the movie room.I have a separate old soundblaster 16 (PCI) soundcard in the pc, and I direct the audio for mediaportal to that card. that way I have normal PC sound in the pc room and separate movie sound in the tv room/lounge/home theatre.A tip is to turn on Hardware H264 decoding on the pc (I use powerdvd hardware decoder). This way I can play a 1920x1080 HD movie on the TV/Projector, and the pc is still using about 0% cpu.Cheers,Divxmaster(I run a serial/COM1 port remote, which only ever controls mediaportal - via winlirc)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="divxmaster, post: 600231, member: 88623"] I run the two screen setup as well. This way my main desktop PC is also my HTPC. The desktop screen connects via VGA (screen:1), and the LCD TV (screen:2) for mediaportal connects via HDMI. The LCD tv is actually in a different room to the pc! I run the hdmi cable through the wall. It all works very well. I also can unplug the hdmi to the lcd tv and plug in the hdmi cable that leads to my projector in the movie room. I have a separate old soundblaster 16 (PCI) soundcard in the pc, and I direct the audio for mediaportal to that card. that way I have normal PC sound in the pc room and separate movie sound in the tv room/lounge/home theatre. A tip is to turn on Hardware H264 decoding on the pc (I use powerdvd hardware decoder). This way I can play a 1920x1080 HD movie on the TV/Projector, and the pc is still using about 0% cpu. Cheers, Divxmaster (I run a serial/COM1 port remote, which only ever controls mediaportal - via winlirc) [/QUOTE]

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