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I've done some searching, and see a lot of topics about dual monitors on the forums, but none of them covering my (I hope) simple issue.

I have a dual-monitor setup. When I play a video, VLC plays in its window, and completely takes over my second monitor as display. I'd like VLC to JUST play the video in its window. I can't find any options for this anywhere in the preferences or advanced preferences. Could someone lend me a hand here, please?

-- Kintar

Maybe this might work: Go to the preferences menu > Video > Output modules > DirectX > check the "Advanced options" box and next to "Name of desired display device" click on the refresh button and select 'Display1' from the drop-list.

Tried that. If I've got the display set to display 1 and try to move VLC to the second monitor, nothing displays at all. However, if I move VLC to the primary monitor, it still displays fullscreen on the second monitor while running in the window in the primary.

Overlay ?

Before you move the image to the second monitor try disabling "Overlay video our" in the preferences menu. Also move the video window a little more then halfway across until you see a moving image.

I have the exact same issue, tried what you discribed here, but doesn't help

Teta

I've done some searching, and see a lot of topics about dual monitors on the forums, but none of them covering my (I hope) simple issue.

I have a dual-monitor setup. When I play a video, VLC plays in its window, and completely takes over my second monitor as display. I'd like VLC to JUST play the video in its window. I can't find any options for this anywhere in the preferences or advanced preferences. Could someone lend me a hand here, please?

-- Kintar

You have an Nvidida gfx card, right? If thats the case, this is the soultion:
(not sure about the name of the menu choices, mine are in swedish)

* right click the desktop, choose "nvidia control panel".
* Choose "video and television"
* Click "fullscreen video options"
* click "show only in viewer application"

Done.

beautiful!!!

Tnx

Teta