<p>For your longer run I would suggest using a DVI to HDMI cable. The digital is more tolerant than the analog VGA. But, before you buy a long cable, try your tv out and make sure it doesn't overscan. I have a sharp that always overscans the HDMI but not the VGA.</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 26, 2010 4:58 PM, "Scott Castaline" <<a href="mailto:skotchman@gmail.com">skotchman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>I reference an earlier post as to using my HDTV as the 2nd monitor. This<br>
is just a temporary solution until I get the necessary hardware for a<br>
separate box for a MythTV solution. I am wondering if I'd be better off<br>
using a 2nd video card for the other screen instead of using the 2nd<br>
display port of the onboard video. My thought was to go with a 30ft VGA<br>
cable from the VGA port to the TV. Doing that is there a way to control<br>
which screen gets what desktop objects or can I just drag and drop them<br>
to the desired part of the virtual display.<br>
<br>
From what I've been able to find about xrandr it seems to only allow<br>
positioning the 2nd screen either to the left, right, above or below the<br>
primary screen, but no mention of object placement on the desktop. On<br>
another forum someone had suggested using a separate video card or at<br>
least something other than the onboard video to do this. Also before I<br>
get the cable should I consider HDMI or would VGA be ok? As I said in my<br>
earlier post I do have a HD3650 PCIe x16 card so I could go that route<br>
which would allow me to go with the HDMI option since my primary is<br>
using the DVI port on the onboard not allowing the use of the HDMI which<br>
would require the use of VGA.<br>
<br>
With these options which way am I better going?<br>
<br>
1. Primary monitor on the onboard vdeo DVI port and 2nd monitor on the<br>
VGA port same video bd. getting a 30 ft cable.<br>
<br>
2. Primary monitor on the onboard video DVI port and the 2nd monitor on<br>
the HD3650 going either VGA or HDMI same length cable needed.<br>
<br>
Also I believe on another thread (Re: [ale] xinit, autoexec, xorg, gdm,<br>
kdm, etc.etc.,) Bryon Jeff (or Jeff Bryon) mentions running a 2nd copy<br>
of X Server allowing 2 separate users with graphical access to the<br>
system. I am wondering what is involved in setting that up and how<br>
complicated would that be to do? What options to configurations would I<br>
have?<br>
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