dual monitors using hdmi

[djc45]

i am trying to use two monitors using the hdmi to my tv what i want to do is play a video streem in full screen mode on my tv and surf the web on my laptop screen i can get this to work but the full screen mode on my tv reverts back to a small window if i click the mouse on my laptop screen
hope you can understand my question
thanks for any help

 

[dsperber]

I believe there is an issue with WMC (and WMP too?) regarding full-screen playback mode, and stealing the mouse cursor. The usual solution is simply to run that playback in window mode, but stretch the window to essentially be as big as the screen. That's effectively the same thing, image size-wise.

But if your keyboard has a Windows key on it, I believe that even if one monitor is truly in full-screen mode that if you press the "Windows" key this will release the mouse and you can use it on your second monitor and do what you want there, while full-screen playback with WMC on the first monitor continues unaffected.

 

[djc45]

I believe there is an issue with WMC (and WMP too?) regarding full-screen playback mode, and stealing the mouse cursor. The usual solution is simply to run that playback in window mode, but stretch the window to essentially be as big as the screen. That's effectively the same thing, image size-wise.

But if your keyboard has a Windows key on it, I believe that even if one monitor is truly in full-screen mode that if you press the "Windows" key this will release the mouse and you can use it on your second monitor and do what you want there, while full-screen playback with WMC on the first monitor continues unaffected.

thank you for the rerply
i have tried what you said but i cannot streach as i am usjng opera to streem then live video so i only have the option of full screen

 

[Sardonicus]

As Dsperber eluded to, it should be an extended display, with each display having it's own number (1, 2).
If it's extended, you should be able to drag a window back and forth between display 1 and 2.

Are you able to open a browser window for Opera in display 1?
Are you able to open a separate browser window in display 1 and drag it display 2?

If so, opening the Opera stream full-screen in display 1, and switching to display 2, shouldn't be a problem.

Hopefully you're using the Nvidia or AMD driver package as they will provide more display options than the Windows 7
basic driver.

 

[djc45]

As Dsperber eluded to, it should be an extended display, with each display having it's own number (1, 2).
If it's extended, you should be able to drag a window back and forth between display 1 and 2.

Are you able to open a browser window for Opera in display 1?
Are you able to open a separate browser window in display 1 and drag it display 2?

If so, opening the Opera stream full-screen in display 1, and switching to display 2, shouldn't be a problem.

Hopefully you're using the Nvidia or AMD driver package as they will provide more display options than the Windows 7
basic driver.

thankyou for your reply
i can drag the icon for opera into my extended display (2) but when i click to open it it still opens on my laptop (1) i can drag this into (2) and go to full screen on the web page then i open the player to streem the video and click to play it in full screen but when i go back to (1) and try to do anything it reverts bak to small screen ih (2) any more help please
regards

 

[Sardonicus]

Are you using the Windows 7 driver or the AMD, Nvidia package drivers?

 

[djc45]

Are you using the Windows 7 driver or the AMD, Nvidia package drivers?

thanks for the reply
i am not sure its what ever came with the laptop hp g62 note book windows 7