For questions dealing with problems or features specific to multi-monitor setup (such as using two computer monitors side-by-side).
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On a dual-screen setup (TV + screen), can I play a full-screen game on one screen while another user uses the other screen?
We're about to buy a new family computer with a beefy CPU (for future-proofing) and a beefy GPU (for me). The computer's near the TV, so passing an HDMI cable for couch gaming shouldn't be a problem, ...
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Q.U.B.E. on Mac on just one display
How can i make Q.U.B.E using just one display?
I've tried turn off fullscreen, but it just scale down the viewport of the game, but i am still in the OSX fullscreen layout.
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Screen Resolution Impacts on Framerate with High-End Cards? [closed]
I've been wondering, if I have a high-end graphics card like, say, a GTX 670...
If I was to play a game that didn't have a really high resource demand like Call of Duty or something, what impact would ...
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Multiwinia one full screen
When i make multiwinia fullscreen it also black the secondary display. I there way to make multiwinia fullscreen instead of fullscreens and e.g. watch tv on the secondary display?
Note: I can't have ...
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Windowed Full Screen - Multi Monitor Diablo 3
I have a Multi-Monitor setup with 3 screens using my 2 GTX 580's
I would love to use the Windowed Full Screen video option however when I check this with 1920x1080 it stretches the screen across all ...
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Playing Skyrim on Dual Screen Setup?
I have recently upgraded my PC to a dual-screen setup. One of my monitors is now 1920x1080 and the other is 1280x1024.
I would like to play Skyrim on the 1920x1080 monitor, while doing web browsing, ...
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How to force game to use fullscreen second display
Is there a general way to set a Game to use a different monitor/display in fullscreen mode?
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How do I launch Skyrim in fullscreen mode on a secondary monitor?
I'm trying to play Skyrim on my secondary monitor (dual monitor setup). Short of changing my primary monitor, is there any way to force it to open there? (I play in fullscreen). My initial guess was ...
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In RBR on 3 monitors, how do I get the gear indicator on the middle screen?
After some effort I managed to get Richard Burns Rally running on 3 monitors using ATI Eyefinity technology (screen resolution 5760 x 1200). I'm using CamHack to "fix" the distorted view but the ...
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How to make a game full screen on my external monitor?
I have a MacBook Pro 15", that I have connected another screen to.
It;s running perfect with all programs, except when I want to game, because every time I try to open a game (eg HoN/WoW) it opens on ...
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Mouse not being dealt with correctly, what should I do?
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is not working correctly with my mouse. I have an extra monitor, off to the left.
When I play the game, the mouse is not 'grabbed', so if I look to the left, I'll see the ...
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Can I tell Steam which monitor to open a game on?
I have two monitors and Windows 7. Is it possible to tell Steam to open a game on my second monitor instead of the main monitor?
If that's not possible through Steam itself, is there some other way ...
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Bastion opens on wrong monitor, how can I solve this?
When playing Bastion, the game opens full-screen on a monitor which isn't my primary monitor, unlike any other game. What should I do? I've found a work-around (which I have posted below), but I hope ...
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How to play Burnout Paradise on two screens without “unifying” the desktop?
I have two screens and use them heavily for work; I absolutely require the ability to maximize an application to take just one screen.
Burnout Paradise has a dual-screen mode which works fine if I ...
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When “extending” my desktop across multiple monitors, how can I limit my mouse to one monitor when playing full-screen?
I have two monitors, and I often use the "extend" mode to work on both simultaneously as a large desktop. When playing games full-screen only one monitor is used, and that's fine.
However, I would ...
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Multiseat gaming?
Multiseat (see here (SU) and here (unix.SE)) allows multiple users to use one PC with multiple mice/keyboards/monitors as if it were several PCs. It would be great to run some less-hardware-hungry ...
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Is it possible to use dual monitors with World of Warcraft?
As the title says, is it possible to use dual monitors with World of Warcraft?
I don't have a set-up currently but I can see the advantages of using one monitor for WoW and one for a browser open to ...
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Use UrbanTerror with multiple screens on Windows
I recently got a second monitor, and the first time i started UrbanTerror with that new config, it stalled at intro screen and I had to reboot my computer.
Is there a way to configure UrbanTerror to ...
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Mouse moving out of the Game with dual screen
I'm using a dual-screen setup and some games seem to not lock the mouse to the screen, especially in Battlefield 2142 a while ago I often left the game with my cursor, which was bad when I tried to ...
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What PC games support multiple monitors? [closed]
I have a multi-monitor setup, but I have only seen a handful of games that support a setup like this--Supreme Commander being the shining example. Are there any others that would benefit from ...
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How do I setup multiple monitors in Burnout Paradise?
I have two monitors and I want to set up Burnout Paradise to use both of them. When I specified in the game options to use two monitors, instead of spanning across both it put both displays on a ...
