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My immediate question is this: Has anyone got experience of running multiple instances of MP simultaneously on the same PC?

I'll also post my problem, since you may have a good/easy workaround:
I have a PC that has three monitors: a monitor for working (irrelevant for this Q); an hdmi output to a plasma TV; an svideo output to a VCR which distributes the signal to the house via coaxial cable.

I want to be able to use MP on all the TVs in the house, so the default position is that MP runs on the "svideo" monitor. I run MP in fullscreen mode.

When I come to watch TV in the room with the plasma TV, I then have to close MP, go into the settings, and change the monitor.

Because the plasma and the svideo are different resolutions, I can't use "Clone mode" on my gfx card. I have tried using UltraMon to mirror the monitors, but that leaves the video choppy on the mirror monitor.

So, what I would like would be either:
1. display MP on two monitors simultaneously
2. have two instances of MP running simultaneously (ideally linked to the same databases etc)
3. have a quick way to move MP from one monitor to the other (preferably by linking to a button on the X10 remote that I use)
4. another solution I havent thought of.

Sorry for the long post, and TIA!

V

<blockquote data-quote="V15" data-source="post: 369858" data-attributes="member: 87991">My immediate question is this: Has anyone got experience of running multiple instances of MP simultaneously on the same PC?I'll also post my problem, since you may have a good/easy workaround:I have a PC that has three monitors: a monitor for working (irrelevant for this Q); an hdmi output to a plasma TV; an svideo output to a VCR which distributes the signal to the house via coaxial cable.I want to be able to use MP on all the TVs in the house, so the default position is that MP runs on the &quot;svideo&quot; monitor.&nbsp; I run MP in fullscreen mode.When I come to watch TV in the room with the plasma TV, I then have to close MP, go into the settings, and change the monitor.Because the plasma and the svideo are different resolutions, I can't use &quot;Clone mode&quot; on my gfx card.&nbsp; I have tried using UltraMon to mirror the monitors, but that leaves the video choppy on the mirror monitor.So, what I would like would be either:1. display MP on two monitors simultaneously2. have two instances of MP running simultaneously (ideally linked to the same databases etc)3. have a quick way to move MP from one monitor to the other (preferably by linking to a button on the X10 remote that I use)4. another solution I havent thought of.Sorry for the long post, and TIA!V</blockquote>

[QUOTE="V15, post: 369858, member: 87991"] My immediate question is this: Has anyone got experience of running multiple instances of MP simultaneously on the same PC? I'll also post my problem, since you may have a good/easy workaround: I have a PC that has three monitors: a monitor for working (irrelevant for this Q); an hdmi output to a plasma TV; an svideo output to a VCR which distributes the signal to the house via coaxial cable. I want to be able to use MP on all the TVs in the house, so the default position is that MP runs on the "svideo" monitor. I run MP in fullscreen mode. When I come to watch TV in the room with the plasma TV, I then have to close MP, go into the settings, and change the monitor. Because the plasma and the svideo are different resolutions, I can't use "Clone mode" on my gfx card. I have tried using UltraMon to mirror the monitors, but that leaves the video choppy on the mirror monitor. So, what I would like would be either: 1. display MP on two monitors simultaneously 2. have two instances of MP running simultaneously (ideally linked to the same databases etc) 3. have a quick way to move MP from one monitor to the other (preferably by linking to a button on the X10 remote that I use) 4. another solution I havent thought of. Sorry for the long post, and TIA! V [/QUOTE]