Re: multimedia LCD projector



"Judifer" <Judifer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"LVTravel" wrote:

This may be the common issue with laptop displays trying to show movies
on a
projector and laptop screens at the same time. Basically what has
happened
is that the video circuit in the computer, with the current settings,
doesn't have enough "power" to drive the movie (a lot of data at one
time)
to both the internal and external devices.

Eureka!!!! Your brilliant! It works beautifully. Thankyou so much. I used
your first suggestion and pressed the F key, tapping F5 and ended up with
it
through the projector AND on the laptop.

The fastest fix, if this is the issue, is to simply put all the video
onto
the projector screen and leave the laptop's screen blank. This is done
by
pressing and holding the Fn key while tapping the video change F key at
the
top of the keyboard (it will be noted by having the letters LCD or the
image of a monitor on the F key cap. I have seen F3, F5 & F7 be the key
in
question so without knowing your system, I can't tell you which exactly.
Press and wait at least 5 seconds for the machine to change display
devices.
(It rotates through the following settings: laptop only, external port
only,
laptop and external port. Your machine is currently set to laptop and
external port.

There is another possible solution for the described problem and that is
to
turn down hardware acceleration in the driver for the laptop's video.
Right
click on a blank area of your desktop, Left click properties, settings
tab,
Advanced button, and then click each tab in turn until you see Hardware
acceleration: with a slide beside it. Mine is listed under Troubleshoot
tab
but yours may be different. Slide the slide to the left one notch, OK
out
and then try the video again. Keep doing this until it shows in both
places. You also may turn off Enable write combining check box (if
present)
to see if that helps.

Here's Microsoft's spin on what is happening:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0063.mspx

Hope this helps, let us know.

"Judifer" <Judifer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Help. 21st birthday in 2 days. Have made movie using windows movie
maker.
it
will play on laptop but will not display on screen although the
surrounding
task bars etc are visible, the screen where the video should be is
black.
Any
ideas??? need to know fast.




Glad you got it working.


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