Dual monitor with emulators??

Chris [BEANS] · 4 Aug 2009 at 20:47

Hi,

Probably better suited to the windows forum, however, as it's specifically emulator related and I imagine most of you guys use multiple monitors this would be quicker and might even be of use to a few peeps!!

So....

I've set up a second monitor now I have the space.
My primary monitor is wide screen and my secondary is a good old fashioned square job.
Obviously the emulated systems (NES, SNES etc..) native resolutions are better suited to the square monitor.

The problem I'm having is no matter what I try, I can't make the emu's run in full screen on the secondary monitor. When they load up it's always to the primary screen. I can run windowed on the secondary monitor, and can maximise that window to fill the screen, but I can't run the emu in proper full screen view without it reverting to the primary monitor.

This does not appear to be emu specific, it's with all of them (rockNESx, zSNES, GENS etc...), so does anybody know of a solution??

Cheers

Shamikebab · 4 Aug 2009 at 21:00

Probably should be PC gaming

Chris [BEANS] · 4 Aug 2009 at 21:01

Shamikebab said:
Probably should be PC gaming

Yep!!

I'll RTM, cheers

cokecan · 4 Aug 2009 at 21:07

not sure if talk of emu's is really allowed but, I think they're opening on the primary screen because like all games, they default to opening on the primary screen. if you set your second display to be the primary then they'll open on that.

Not sure if theres any way round it? maybe try ultramon? with that you can tell a shortcut to open the program on a specified monitor

Chris [BEANS] · 4 Aug 2009 at 21:20

cokecan72 said:
not sure if talk of emu's is really allowed but, I think they're opening on the primary screen because like all games, they default to opening on the primary screen. if you set your second display to be the primary then they'll open on that.

Not sure if theres any way round it? maybe try ultramon? with that you can tell a shortcut to open the program on a specified monitor

Cheers, I'll give 'Ultramon' a butchers

As for talk of emu's, it's fine, just no talk of using pirate roms or bios etc....