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Using my tv as a monitor

  • 24-02-2010 9:30pm
    #1
    joe123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭


    Hey just wondering if anyone can help. Basically my laptop is hooked up to my tv so it displays as a second monitor. So what I have on my laptop screen is the EXACT same thing as I have on my tv.

    But today when I pluged in the laptop to the tv its acting as an extension to my laptop screen so say I might have a window open on my tv and I have to drag the mouse all the way across to find the window on the tv screen.

    Not sure if I made that sound clear but all I want is my tv and laptop to be identical in what they are showing me. Dont know how it changed on its own but its really annoying me now!


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  • #2
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    What operating system?
    If it's Vista, right click on your desktop > personalise > display settings. Select the TV and uncheck "Extend my desktop to this monitor" (or something like that. It's been a while).


  • #3
    joe123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭joe123


    RT66 wrote: »
    What operating system?
    If it's Vista, right click on your desktop > personalise > display settings. Select the TV and uncheck "Extend my desktop to this monitor" (or something like that. It's been a while).

    Yeah ive tried that already but when I uncheck it, the tv screen goes blank and no signal comes up :confused:


  • #4
    joe123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭joe123


    Fixed it. I actually found windows "help" to be helpful for once!


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