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To: Paul C. Jesup
It's not the processor, it's the software. Most games run full screen thus you can't watch anything but the game. If you do run in window you're going to need a really big monitor to have enough screen space to make the movie watchable and game playable. Much cheaper to use a TV for your movies.
63 posted on 07/30/2003 11:04:40 AM PDT by discostu (the train that won't stop going, no way to slow down)
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To: discostu
It's not the processor, it's the software. Most games run full screen thus you can't watch anything but the game. If you do run in window you're going to need a really big monitor to have enough screen space to make the movie watchable and game playable. Much cheaper to use a TV for your movies.

Actually to do that right you need that type of CPU (some both programs can run at the same time) and you need a computer video card that has a two-screen/split-screen option. I use ATI video card, but I know that some 'GeForce' video cards offer that option.

66 posted on 07/30/2003 11:14:05 AM PDT by Paul C. Jesup
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