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<blockquote data-quote="Taipan" data-source="post: 24740" data-attributes="member: 11681"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I have a dedicated PC running MediaPortal and the video output is to a DLP projector (via VGA @ 1280x720 – 16:9 widescreen mode - I use Boilermaker's BlueTwo widescreen skin).</p><p></p><p>It all works wonderfully.... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>But, when I just want to play some music, then it seems overkill to fire up the DLP projector just so that I can navigate the MediaPortal menus to select the appropriate music. At present, I use VNC from another PC to navigate the MediaPortal menus, and that is OK, but a bit clumsy as the second PC is in a separate part of the house.</p><p></p><p>What I would really like is a small display, connected directly to the MCPC, that I can use just for menu navigation (via the MCE Remote). It seems that my choices are:-</p><p></p><p>1. Connect an LCD monitor as a secondary cloned display. This would have to be a 1280x720 widescreen (16:9) display, which probably means large (>17†diagonal) and expensive (>$500)?</p><p></p><p>2. Find a small (~7†diagonal) widescreen display that can work in cloned mode? Does anyone know if these exist? And will it work with MediaPortal?</p><p></p><p>3. Use a VFD multi-line alpha display – has anybody done this and can you use it to successfully navigate within MediaPortal?</p><p></p><p>Any other suggestions?</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p></p><p>Taipan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Taipan, post: 24740, member: 11681"] Hi, I have a dedicated PC running MediaPortal and the video output is to a DLP projector (via VGA @ 1280x720 – 16:9 widescreen mode - I use Boilermaker's BlueTwo widescreen skin). It all works wonderfully.... :D But, when I just want to play some music, then it seems overkill to fire up the DLP projector just so that I can navigate the MediaPortal menus to select the appropriate music. At present, I use VNC from another PC to navigate the MediaPortal menus, and that is OK, but a bit clumsy as the second PC is in a separate part of the house. What I would really like is a small display, connected directly to the MCPC, that I can use just for menu navigation (via the MCE Remote). It seems that my choices are:- 1. Connect an LCD monitor as a secondary cloned display. This would have to be a 1280x720 widescreen (16:9) display, which probably means large (>17†diagonal) and expensive (>$500)? 2. Find a small (~7†diagonal) widescreen display that can work in cloned mode? Does anyone know if these exist? And will it work with MediaPortal? 3. Use a VFD multi-line alpha display – has anybody done this and can you use it to successfully navigate within MediaPortal? Any other suggestions? Cheers, Taipan [/QUOTE]
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