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Old Dec 20, 2006, 03:41 AM   #1
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Dual Display Software that allows standby or screensaver for each display

Hi guys,

I hope I have the right place here to post this.
I've been searching for software to accomplish what I need, and still haven't found anything.
I'm hoping someone may have an idea, although i'm not even sure if it possible.

Anywho on to my scenerio.

My displays consist of a ViewSonic A91f+ monitor & a GE 27" Television.
They are connected to a Radeon x800 pro.
The Monitor connects using standard VGA cable, the TV connects using the supplied s-video connector that came with the card.

So far I have the displays setup, using the destop extension through the ATI driver set.
I am able to operate my displays without any problems thus far.

What I would like to do is be able to set either seperate screensaver options, or even standby options for each display.
For example, If i am watching a movie on my tv, I would like the monitor to go into screensaver or standby mode after lets say 5mins, and my TV would remain on till a seperate time of my choosing.

I'm not sure if this is possible, but my eyes are hurting searching for hours.

Thanks everyone!
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Old Dec 20, 2006, 05:14 AM   #2
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Have you tried Ultramon yet? I've never used it with a TV though so I'm not sure if that would limit its functionality.
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Old Dec 20, 2006, 06:07 AM   #3
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Have you tried Ultramon yet? I've never used it with a TV though so I'm not sure if that would limit its functionality.
I shall give that a try, I'll report back with my findings.

Thanks!

EDIT: After trying this quickly..
I see that it will allow for two seperate screensavers which is awesome, however the downfall is that you cannot specify different times for each display.

but this is still an option none the less, thanks Necrosis

EDIT: I guess it won't work for what i need, I only have the option to set a screensaver to each display which activates at the same time.
I thought maybe i could set one of the displays to none, and the other to blank, but that didn't work.
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