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<blockquote data-quote="fletch33" data-source="post: 881914" data-attributes="member: 32473"><p>not sure what you mean by 2 spaces?</p><p></p><p>VGA would be taking a digital signal and making it analog so no you will not get the same quality per say but with the modern LCD's capabilities it sometimes is hard to see the difference. i know on cheaper or older LCD's the difference from VGA to DVI is very noticeable but not so much on some newer LCD's. i always go DVI or HDMI to be sure i am getting the best picture possible.</p><p></p><p>i would run everything in space #1 and run extended desktop where the LCD 1920x1080 is the extended monitor and the smaller one is the one for your dock etc... then open XBMC on the 1920 and go full screen. if you keep it this way when you shut it down then it should open back up full screen on that 1920 the next time. this way you always have your smaller monitor to surf, email, etc... without effecting the movie or whatever you are watching.</p><p></p><p>also thought i would mention again that having tried all the major media managers i found <a href="http://www.plexapp.com/" target="_blank">Plex</a> to be the superior choice <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fletch33, post: 881914, member: 32473"] not sure what you mean by 2 spaces? VGA would be taking a digital signal and making it analog so no you will not get the same quality per say but with the modern LCD's capabilities it sometimes is hard to see the difference. i know on cheaper or older LCD's the difference from VGA to DVI is very noticeable but not so much on some newer LCD's. i always go DVI or HDMI to be sure i am getting the best picture possible. i would run everything in space #1 and run extended desktop where the LCD 1920x1080 is the extended monitor and the smaller one is the one for your dock etc... then open XBMC on the 1920 and go full screen. if you keep it this way when you shut it down then it should open back up full screen on that 1920 the next time. this way you always have your smaller monitor to surf, email, etc... without effecting the movie or whatever you are watching. also thought i would mention again that having tried all the major media managers i found [URL="http://www.plexapp.com/"]Plex[/URL] to be the superior choice :) [/QUOTE]
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