2 monitors, mirrored output

[RaVeNatNM]

My dad would like me to setup his computer to sit in the middle of his living room and connect to both a HDTV and a standard LCD monitor. He would like both displays to show the same output (mirrored).

WIth today's graphics cards that have dual outputs, would it be possible to hook up the LCD as the primary (hooked up through DVI1), and the HDTV as the secondary (hooked up through DVI2) and have them both being fed the same outputs so all he would need to do is turn on one or the other? I know it is easy to extend the desktop over both monitors in windows, but I don't have a dual monitor setup to test mirroring outputs with.

He has a ATI 9600 Pro right now, but an upgrade is ok if necessary (ATI/Nvidia doesn't matter).

Thanks,
Raven

 

[spint3]

you do it the same way you extend the desktop, theres a checkbox or something to have it mirrored or extended. very easy to figure out. my only concern is that video will only play on your primary, so you'd have to keep switching it back and forth if you were watching a video (among many other things)

maybe someone else can chime in an alternative.

 

[PWMK2]

Mirred output is fine with ATI's latest drivers, and the 9600 should be OK as long as it's a model that has two ports (you're going to need a $5 adapter, though, since one of them is probably D-Sub and not DVI).

And video should be able to play on both fine as long as hardware assisting is turned off.