neilio
November 23rd, 2009, 11:44 AM
Hi folks -
I'm trying to see if switching from Plex to boxee is worth the effort, and I've been running into a pretty frustrating issue.
My set up:
- Mac mini (10.6.2)
- Panasonic TV hooked up via DVI > HDMI
I use ScreenRecycler (http://www.screenrecycler.com/) on my mini so that I can have two separate "screens" - this allows me to VNC / Remote Desktop into the machine and do stuff on the virtual screen while movies, TV, and other video is displayed on the Panasonic TV.
Once I've got everything launched and running, this works great in Plex. Plex displays all of its video / screen info on the TV and everything seems to work fine.
Here's a screenshot of Apple Remote Desktop showing the two screens - Plex is on the "virtual" screen on the left, and the right is what Mac OS X sees as the "real" screen.
http://grab.by/KIf
Boxee seems to get confused with this set up and keeps either launching on the wrong screen, or plays correctly on the right screen but moves the video calibration screen to the mini's internal screen.
Does anyone else have experience with this set up and managed to get it working?
I'm trying to see if switching from Plex to boxee is worth the effort, and I've been running into a pretty frustrating issue.
My set up:
- Mac mini (10.6.2)
- Panasonic TV hooked up via DVI > HDMI
I use ScreenRecycler (http://www.screenrecycler.com/) on my mini so that I can have two separate "screens" - this allows me to VNC / Remote Desktop into the machine and do stuff on the virtual screen while movies, TV, and other video is displayed on the Panasonic TV.
Once I've got everything launched and running, this works great in Plex. Plex displays all of its video / screen info on the TV and everything seems to work fine.
Here's a screenshot of Apple Remote Desktop showing the two screens - Plex is on the "virtual" screen on the left, and the right is what Mac OS X sees as the "real" screen.
http://grab.by/KIf
Boxee seems to get confused with this set up and keeps either launching on the wrong screen, or plays correctly on the right screen but moves the video calibration screen to the mini's internal screen.
Does anyone else have experience with this set up and managed to get it working?