Monitor + TV setup issues

[Blarney]

I'm not sure exactly why it's doing this, but if I go S-video out to a TV from my ATI 9800 Pro and place Snapscreen to show on the TV, my CPU usage goes up to 100% and starts stuttering.

If I move the picture to my monitor is looks awesome and the CPU usage goes down to 16%

What am I doing wrong that I can't put snapstream on my TV without it taking a dump?

[maddogjt]

this has to do with the how directx handles primay and secondary monitors. To make it run on you tv without a CPU hit, you will have to switch to tv to be your primary display.

[Blarney]

ahh.Ok, thanks, I will try it later when I get home. I hope I can come up with some fast switching method so I can switch from monitor to TV to monitor so I can still play video games, etc.

Would it make a difference if I used a standard monitor instead of a TV?

[maddogjt]

nope.. the type of monitor doesn't matter. There is a popular program called powerstrip that I believe will allow you to setup a keyboard shortcut that will switch your primary and secondary displays.