Is there an Easy way to Play PC Games with Video and Audio on TV??

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Ok So I bought an Nvidia 570gtx and I am able to have both audio and sound to play on my TV as a second monitor. However to do this I have to go into windows 7 screen resolution screen and duplicate the displays though ones 1900x1200 and the Tv is 1920x1080 causing the PC screen to look funky but I can live with it to launch the games.

I than have to go into the sound properties and set the default for the system to the HDMI cable and I can play my games on the TV like I want. (about 30 feet away)

When done I have to come back and undue each setting to get control back to my PC.
I know I must be doing it the hard way! Is there an easier way (Script) or whatnot that can do the same thing for me in an instant?
 

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Set it to extended mode instead of clone mode, that way both can be run at their respective resolutions. Also in the Windows display properties set the TV as the primary display device and then the game will run on it only.
 

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ok will try that but is there an easier way than having to manual make these changes all the time? Audi and video settings?
 

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Short of something like a batch file to do it for you (not idea how to write one or if it would work), not that I'm aware of. Someone else might have an idea.
 

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once you set audio to hdmi as default it stays as default. once you disconnect hdmi sound comes from pc speakers. please confirm

press windows-key (the key with flag mostly next to left alt-key) and type p. so press winkey-p both together and select "projector only"

still problem?
 

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wow never knew the Flag+P worked like that lol thanks, however it seems backwards when I say PC only the local monitor shuts off and the HDTV works and when I do projector only the local pc works. The sound switches perfectly though that's a big relief.

Just need to figure out the video part now it seems..
 

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so sound isn't the problem anymore. great.
about the video: flag+p works great ("projector only"). you pc screen is black now and resolution is good on tv?

please explain again what the problem is... don't understand
 

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is it a laptop or desktop? if laptop: Set "lid close action" to "do nothing" so no sleep mode. And simply close the lid. this will blank the laptopscreen and resolution will be fine on tv (even when you do "clone display"). When you open lid again the tv will inherit the laptop resolution
 

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wow never knew the Flag+P worked like that lol thanks, however it seems backwards when I say PC only the local monitor shuts off and the HDTV works and when I do projector only the local pc works. The sound switches perfectly though that's a big relief.

Just need to figure out the video part now it seems..
Do I understand correctly that "projector only" option activates the display on pc. "local montior" option activates display on tv?

So it's just the other way around as what you expected? Set you right "local monitor" as primary output device in control panel. It's somewhere where you change screen resolution
 

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Acer Aspire 5742G
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
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(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
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1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
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Sorry been playing with settings. first I have a desktop i7 2600 3.4 with Nvidia 570gtx

yes when I hit Flag+P Projector Only is my Local Monitor 1900x1200 and computer Only is my HDTV 1920x1080 setup I set my defualt to the second display tv than it puts my main desktop on that and I dont want that. I think its my GPU port numbering causing the issue I dunno though.
 

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AMD Phenon X4955 Black Edition 3.2 Quad Core
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ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
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SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Exp 2.0 16x
Sound Card
Onboard Asus
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns G 28" Widscreen Baby!
Screen Resolution
1900x1200
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb

Western Digital 320gb 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
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Sorry don't understand. Do you want a copy a of laptopscreen on tv, or just extend it to to other monitor? use flag+p it has all options.

Or is the problems just the fact that "computer only" means "tv" now and vice versa?
 

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ACER ASPIRE 5742G
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
in "resolution screen" you can select both output screens. And you can make one the main screen. Make your laptopcreen the main screen
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
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