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Why does a USB-C connected monitor goes blank when an embedded HTML browser video starts playing?

I have a Latitude 7490 i7-8650U 32GB RAM Windows 10 system with 2 external HP 24es monitors. The graphic card is Intel UHD Graphics 620. My resolution is set to 1920x1080. I am using a dual HDMI to ...
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NVIDIA DSR factors not present - trying to have a fake 4K into a 1080p

I just follow few liks, like this one: Cloning a 4K panel to a 1080p monitor to fake a 4k monitor into a 1080p display REASON: I want to have the 1080p monitor as second monitor, but APPs are too BIG, ...
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Truly befuddling comorbidity of AMD GPU video issues that seem specific to Windows 11

So, I have two issues that seem to be related, but I'm unsure. Any advice from those more wise than I is appreciated, but I know my way around Windows and hardware stuff plenty well. So: When the ...
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Very slow and laggy video playback when the sound is directed through HDMI to 4K TV as second monitor

I have a very strange problem with a relatively new PC with Core i5-13600K @3.90GHz. At least two web browsers are playing video extremely slow (1-2 FPS) when sound is directed to the 4K TV LG. ...
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External monitor loses video starting at top and gradually moving down

I have a user that has a Dell Latitude 7420 and uses an external monitor with it both at home and in the office. The complaint is that the external screen will gradually lose the video a chunk at a ...
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Jury-rig second monitor on school lectern?

I teach at a community college, lecturing daily with slideshow presentations (which mostly originate from the textbook publisher). The classrooms where I teach have a lectern computer with an overhead ...
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Why would my HDMI output not show the same picture in "Duplicate" presentation mode? How to fix?

I have an Elgato Cam Link Pro HDMI video capture card. I expected to be able to use the "Duplicate" projector mode and record videos exactly of what I see on my screen. However, this is not ...
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VLC on three projectors has synchronization problems even when all videos are started at the same time via command line

I have a synchronization problem with VLC on three projectors. I want to play one video on two side projectors and second one on main projector. Here is my Windows 10 command: "c:\Program Files\...
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Is it possible to connect 2 external monitors to a laptop if USB-C doesn't support video output?

It appears that my laptop's USB-C port doesn't support video output. So, predictably, when I tried to connect a docking station, with 2 monitors attached, to the laptop's USB-C port, it didn't ...
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Mirror PC display to Laptop in high quality? Using hardware solution

Currently my PC's graphics card output is being displayed on a monitor using HDMI, basic setup. Now I'd like to have that exact video output being mirrored onto my Laptop, the problem is that my ...
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How do I determine what video/multimedia technologies used by specific web sites might cause issues with a monitor?

This question is related to troubleshooting an issue with a monitor where it consistently loses its connection to my laptop for a few seconds when certain specific web sites are visited but not others....
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Is there any native method to fix screen recordings when you have a vertifcal primary monitor?

Due to certain circumstances, my monitors are in a vertical + horizontal setup, with my primary being vertical. When I take any screen recordings, this always seems to happen, specifically the ...
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Is there any way to split vertical monitor into two on Windows 10 and use fullscreen mode on videos?

I have a secondary monitor that I use in a vertical orientation. I would like to put one window in the upper half and another in the lower. I was able to achieve this by using PowerToys FancyZones but ...
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Upon bootup, screens stay black SOMETIMES (windows issue?)

Sometimes after booting up windows, my screens will just stay black. They do have a signal, but its just backlit black. No mouse cursor. No input reaction. There is no rhyme or reason to it, there is ...
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HDMI to AV converter is created low-quality / fuzzy images

I'm using a generic HDMI to AV converter like the following: https://www.amazon.ca/Converter-Techole-Aluminum-Composite-Converter/dp/B0837FTD19/ And it works... sort of. The screen is replicated on ...
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Why would video streaming buffer on one monitor but not the other?

Monitor 1: 1920x1080, 120Hz, ASUS VG248 Monitor 2: 1600x900, 60Hz, Spectre E20 When I play a youtube video on my main monitor it will endlessly buffer. If I scroll down to the comments so that only ...
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External display is jittery and laggy @ 4k 60hz while playing video,editing or using CAD sotware? How do i solve it?

LAPTOP SPECS- Lenovo 720s fhd native display. List item i7 8th gen 8gb RAM, SSD Intel integrated 620 UHD graphics driver. windows 10 High-quality type c to HDMI 2.0 wire Monitor, https://www....
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Understanding monitor and secondary monitor resolutions

i'm trying to understand what happens when i connect a second monitor to my Macbook Pro 15''. The Mac itself has a display with a resolution of 1680x1050 (aspect ratio 1.6) where a 4K monitor has a ...
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For Surface Book 2 how to use dedicated video with dock station

I am using Surface Book 2, with its original dock station, where I have wired 2 Lenovo T2454 monitors. I wanted to force SB2 to use only the dedicated GPU (not integrated one), but I cannot seem to be ...
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30 Hertz Video Output on 60 Hertz Monitor

I'm considering purchasing a laptop with two video out ports. One is HDMI at 30 hertz, the other is MiniDP at 60 hertz. I want to use both ports in a dual monitor setup. Both monitors have a 60 hertz ...
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One monitor shows static noise when I play the video (John Denver - Country Roads) on YouTube

One of my monitors are showing static noise whenever I listen to John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads on YouTube. I understand that it must sound like some kind of joke. I can't even begin to ...
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How to change default video card in a laptop?

I have an Asus VivoBook S15 X510UF, with an Intel integrated video card and a Nvidia GeForce MX130. In the Nvidia settings, I see only 3D options, but I want to set the settings from the Nvidia panel ...
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Strange desktop blur out (Ubuntu 19 cinnamon desktop)

Ubuntu 19.04 Cinnamon Desktop ASUS Nvidia GTX 1070 Turbo 2x1080p 24" monitors 1x1440p 32" monitors i7-8700K (HT disabled) 16GB Ram OS on Kingston NVMe M.2 256GB SSD I'm getting a very strange blur ...
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Cast 4K video from 1080p PC to 4K smart TV?

My PC has a 1080p screen resolution. My graphic card is a GTX 1070 (which I suppose should handle 4K video). I have a 4K smart TV (Hitachi 49f566w654). In my Nvidia config panel (right click on ...
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DESKTOP: Running a program with the integrated instead of dedicated GPU

I have a desktop with a motherboard that allows me to run a second monitor through the integrated video card and the main monitor through the dedicated one. The thing is that I also want to run some ...
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GeForce 650 Video Card for dual monitors with HDMI splitter

I am trying to connect both of my TVs with my computer. I bought an HDMI splitter, and I am connecting the hdmi cable from my GeForce 650 to the input of the splitter, and connecting both hdmi output ...
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HDMI Stuttering when adding additional run

I am not positive this is the optimal site for this question. please migrate to appropriate place if not. Originally posted in r/techsupport on reddit Overview I have a video feed from our ...
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Different screen resolution, same size screens, playing same video on both the screens

Let's assume i have screen1 with resolution 1080*1920 and screen2 with resolution 720*1280. The size of both screens are 15". Now I am playing a video with resolution 360*480 on screen1 and screen2. ...
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How to display synchronised videos/presentations across multiple displays?

The company I work for are planning an exhibition stand for a trade show. We'd like to display 4 separate (but identical length) videos or presentations across 4 displays (likely to be 37" HD TVs) ...
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Is simultaneous video output from mainboard and graphics card possible?

Is it possible to get (coherent desktop) video output on the graphics card and the motherboard at the same time? If so, how? If not, why? What would have to change for it to be possible? So far, it ...
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Streaming video output through WLAN?

Recently, my desktop monitor broke. Since I have to wait some time for it to be repaired, I have connected an old TV with a pretty poor resolution (1366×768) and with a screen to big for me to ...
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Black screen when playing video fullscreen in Windows 10

My Laptop has dual graphic card:Intel HD Graphics 530 and GTX 970m and I usually connect an external monitor to it, setting external monitor (noted as Monitor 1) as main monitor. Both monitors are on. ...
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TV showing 1080P When my computer says it streams 4k (UHD)

So i've bought an LG 43UF680V And it's amazing, but here comes my problem: I have an ASUS X555UJ and in specs it can stream 4k throught HDMI. My screen size says it is 4k, but the tv info panel says ...
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Can I use S-Video output converted to VGA for daily work?

I have here a video card with a VGA output. Next to that, it has also an S-Video output. I am thinking on upgrading my system into a dual-desktop direction, by buying an s-video -> vga converter and ...
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VLC Desktop mode spanning multiple monitors

I have recently found out that VLC had a desktop mode and well i saw that some people was using this to have the ISS Livestream as their desktop background. VLC was started inside Desktop Mode and ...
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Will Second 2560x1440 monitor slow down my iMac?

I have this iMac: http://www.hoxtonmacs.co.uk/collections/imac-27-inch/products/imac-27-inch-core-i7-3-4ghz-mid-2011 It has 32GB RAM, and I use it to edit videos in Final Cut Pro X and make music ...
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FPS drops when playing video in background

I am trying to understand why I experience FPS drops in demanding games when a video is playing in background and how to fix it. My particular setup (see the specs at the bottom): two monitors in ...
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How can I use a PC's monitor output as an input in anoter PC?

I would like to make some real time video mixing setup where there will be multiple PCs creating CGI/graphic output and many cameras creating real life output that should be connected to a mixer PC ...
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Impact 360 videos are distorted and several horizontal black lines show on monitor

This is a very specific issue, so I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced this or not, but all suggestions are welcome. In our company, we use a web application called Impact 360 by Verint, which ...
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Are 1080p monitors better than a 4k monitor?

Ok so I own an asus 144 mhrz 1 ms response time monitor (for gaming) and i was able to stream a 4k video on it, keep in mind this is a 1080p monitor and it looked pretty good. So why do people even ...
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making an video a screensaver on windows 7

So I'd like to make a video a screensaver on Windows 7 and am having some difficulty doing so. So I converted my clip to a WMV and installed Photo Gallery and put the video - and just that video - in ...
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Full screen video flickering on system with 3 4K screens

I have just upgraded and got 3 4K screen for my computer. They are the screens detailed in this blog post:http://blog.codinghorror.com/our-brave-new-world-of-4k-displays/ The displays look fantastic ...
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No HDMI Output, Video Lag, Windows 10

ive been looking for help to solve my issue for a week now ( since my windows 10 upgrade from win 8.1 ) and i do not want to do a clean install unless it is totally the last resource available, so i ...
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HDMI switcher causes screen to blink at 1440p on Windows

I use an HDMI switcher to easily switch my main monitor between my laptop and my desktop. It's a really simple standalone switcher with three HDMI inputs, one HDMI output, and an optional micro USB ...
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How to use the Video controller output (backup) while also using the video card output

So, I have been trying to restore an extremely old computer (pavilion a 750y, Pentium 520 processor) to working order by installing a WIFI card, new ram etc. In the process of doing this I discovered ...
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Sending only video out of HDMI cables – Mac OSX 10.10.3 (Yosemite)

I have a similar question to this one but I'm on Mac OSX. I currently have a laptop, a second monitor (via HDMI), and a third monitor (via HDMI/thunderbolt adaptor). If I have sound playing, I only ...
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What Level of Video Card do I need to run 2 Dell Ultrasharp U2415 Monitors [closed]

I'm going to be purchasing a new desktop computer soon, and I'm getting 2 Dell Ultrasharp monitors. These are 24" 1920x1280 monitors. I'm going to be doing web development, and maybe watching 1080p ...
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Windows program to view all monitors and interact with them

So I have looked all over for a solution for this and I am just about convinced that one doesn't exist. Basically this is the scenario: In the company I work for one of my bosses asked me to set up 4 ...
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Using two video cards; how good should the second one be? [duplicate]

So I'm looking to start a new build, using some of the parts from my old PC. One thing I wanted to do was try out Intel (current is AMD) and to have two GPUs. This build has Oculus Rift in mind. ...
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Enabling fullscreen on videos goes to secondary monitor

For some reason when I try to go fullscreen while watching videos (HTML5 and Flash), it always initially goes fullscreen on my secondary monitor. When I undo the fullscreen and move the monitor back ...
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