HELP! Dell told me I cannot watch tv on my tv AND work on compute

I just invested thousands in two new computers - Dell 8400 with dual tuners
and windows xp media center 2005. I've been trying to configure the media
center so it would play through my tv so I can work on the computer WHILE
watching my t.v.

After being on with support for nearly an hour, while they configured my
settings in their lab, I was told you can't do that with media center!!!
They said only one screen is the primary screen. I can't do both. If I
direct the media center to the t.v. then I can't use the monitor with the
computer.

My call was initiated to them because I can't get a signal to my t.v. I do
not have a t.v. with an s-video cable where I'm trying to hook things up
right now. I was advised, through here, to use an RF modulator. I tried
that too. No dice. So, I called technical support. Technical support
transferred me to a "media center" specialist.

Please help me. Have I just purchased two REALLY expensive tivo boxes? I
have these computers set up, networked, and the packing is already broken
down. It's going to be miserable trying to return them. Yet, I don't want
to keep them if they can't do all I bought them for. Please, please help me.
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