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Can you duplicate two displays with a different resolution?

Bartelsh
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what if you would have a 1360x768 16:9 and a 2560x1080 21:9 display, different res and different ratio. can you duplicate the screens so you would see the same thing on both?

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Yes, but I wouldn't do it it'd be a waste of your nice display.

 

Much better to set it up as an extended desktop and drag stuff over so that both displays can enjoy being driven natively.

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You can, but both displays will run a the same (lowest) resolution. so your 2560x1080 display will run at 1360x768 with black bars (I think)

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You can, but both displays will run a the same (lowest) resolution. so your 2560x1080 display will run at 1360x768 with black bars (I think)

so i can only use the 2560x1080 properly by extending my desktop?

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so i can only use the 2560x1080 properly by extending my desktop?

I think so, that way your taskbar will only be on your primary monitor, and your secondary monitor can be used for additional screen space.

If you want a taskbar on both displays, I believe DisplayFusion has a feature which allows this 

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I think so, that way your taskbar will only be on your primary monitor, and your secondary monitor can be used for additional screen space.

If you want a taskbar on both displays, I believe DisplayFusion has a feature which allows this 

Unless you're using Windows 8.1, which does this natively(except for the system time AFAIK).

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Unless you're using Windows 8.1, which does this natively(except for the system time AFAIK).

along with audio, network and other things that minimize to the task bar.

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so i can only use the 2560x1080 properly by extending my desktop?

if not using it as a main display yes. do not waste that awesome screen on a lower resolution.

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Yes, but I wouldn't do it it'd be a waste of your nice display.

 

Much better to set it up as an extended desktop and drag stuff over so that both displays can enjoy being driven natively.

 

 

I think so, that way your taskbar will only be on your primary monitor, and your secondary monitor can be used for additional screen space.

If you want a taskbar on both displays, I believe DisplayFusion has a feature which allows this 

 

 

Unless you're using Windows 8.1, which does this natively(except for the system time AFAIK).

 

i initially wanted to extend but that really screws up your screenshots, is there any way to prevent that? I will be using the two monitors on different places, can i just put a hdmi switch between them and push the button when i want to use the other display? because i wont be using them simultanously

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i initially wanted to extend but that really screws up your screenshots, is there any way to prevent that? I am using tre two monitors on different places, can i just put a hdmi switch between them and push the button when i want to use the other display?

That should work, but you will only be able to use one display at-a-time.

Also in what way does it screw up screenshots? You could use software such as Gyazo to select the area of the screen that you want to take a screenshot of.

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why would you do that ?!???

because i have a 1360x768 tv that i use for gaming on my couch and the 2560x1080 on my desk for everything else

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That should work, but you will only be able to use one display at-a-time.

Also in what way does it screw up screenshots? You could use software such as Gyazo to select the area of the screen that you want to take a screenshot of.

the screenshots become very wide and they arent square when you use two different resolutions. I wont ever use them simultaneously so that wont be a problem. But since they are different resolutions, will the computer detect that automatically or do i have to go to setting every time i switch monitors?

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the screenshots become very wide and they arent square when you use two different resolutions. I wont ever use them simultaneously so that wont be a problem. But since they are different resolutions, will the computer detect that automatically or do i have to go to setting every time i switch monitors?

 

Each display will run at its native resolution, so I don't think there will be a need to adjust the display settings in windows

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because i have a 1360x768 tv that i use for gaming on my couch and the 2560x1080 on my desk for everything else

why not just extend the desktop to ur tv ??!?

 
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