Dual Monitors with Independent Dual X Servers
Well I have come up with a new challenge for myself. For those that don’t know I recently got a third monitor, YAY. So, my new goal. I want to run two separate instances of MythTV in two seperate X Servers off of the same box. I currently have my Vizio all setup with the proper resolution which was a chore unto itself and now I have decided to complicate things a little more. I want to run my third monitor off of both my Windows XP gaming rig and my MythTV box. So the VGA connector will hook to Windows XP and act as an extended monitor and the DVI will connect to my MythTV box and act as a secondary display. At first I tried to clone the monitor output which worked, but had the issue of video playback and cropping on the screen. So, I settled on another idea suggested on a few Wiki pages. I will run two independent X Servers, one on each monitor. That way I can get the perfect resolution running on both. Now, I just have to figure out how to make this work. Any and all input is welcome. The information I have so far was gathered from here: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Running_MythTV_Dual_Headed. I will keep you posted as to my progress.
Dude… you’re insane. Most people can be (and mostly are) quite happy with a single screen in their lives. Wretched excess… that’s all I have to say, lol. Having said that, when can I come over and watch some HD movies spread over like 3 monitors and a flat screen TV?
I say we work on getting you satellite connectivity over the summer, I’ve got an extra dish/LNB setup, so all you need is the tuner card - could make for some great summer distraction from actually making money with our company :-).
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