projector as 2nd monitor

[thumperstu]

ive just aquired a sanyo projector and wondered if i could set this up as a 2nd monitor or desktop extension???, its got vga, s-video and a few other inputs, never got a manual so a bit stuck on settings yet.

[Robbo]

You might be able to, have you got somewhere to plug it in on the PC.

(eg a dual head graphics card)

Or do you want the same picture on both displays, in which case a vga splitter can be used.

I use a PC at work with 4 monitors (I'm greedy) and had to buy a couple of extra dual head graphics cards, the connector on the back is some high density white thing, which can be split into two separate outputs.

Robbo

[Analoguesat]

What the hell do you do that requires 4 monitors??

[thumperstu]

Its a sanyo plc-sw30, my grafics has an s-video so ill use that, cant moan for £20 just got a manual too no remote thou
its just to mess with really, i have cable on my pc so thought i might be interesting to setup as desktop and put my tv image on it and have nice big screen, can produce 200"

[breezybadger]

Originally Posted by robbo71

I use a PC at work with 4 monitors (I'm greedy) and had to buy a couple of extra dual head graphics cards, the connector on the back is some high density white thing, which can be split into two separate outputs.

That white socket is the DVI-out, which you can use with a DVI-HDMI cable for hooking up to a HDTV...

But anyway, yes, a VGA splitter would be best, it'll have a higher resolution than the s-video socket and much clearer images when set to the projector's native resolution...