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Appendix D
NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History
Release 6 Enhancements
TwinView
TwinView
is
a
Release
6
feature
that
supports
connecting
dual
displays
using
a
single
graphics
board
(such
as
the
GeForce2
MX
or
Quadro2
MXR)
based
on
the
NV11
chipset.TwinView
includes
major
features
such
as
the
Virtual
Desktop
,
Video
Mirror
,
and
Desktop
Manager
features.
TwinView
supports
a
variety
of
display
options,
such
as
digital
flat
panels,
red
‐
green
‐
blue
(RGB)
monitors,
TVs,
and
analog
flat
panels.
TwinView
features
the
following
display
modes:
Standard,
Extended
Desktop
(Span),
and
Clone.
Virtual Desktop
Virtual
Desktop
is
a
TwinView
feature
that
is
useful
for
panels
and
monitors
with
limited
resolution.
Virtual
Desktop
is
used
to
set
a
larger
than
viewable
area
on
the
second
display,
which
supports
full
pan
‐
and
‐
scan
of
the
entire
desktop
area.
Currently,
Virtual
Desktop
functionality
is
available
under
• Windows
NT
4.0
and
Windows
2000
in
TwinView
Standard
or
Clone
mode
• Windows
9
x
in
TwinView
Clone
mode
Video Mirror
Video
Mirror
is
a
TwinView
feature
that
allows
a
video
or
DVD
application
to
mirror
its
playback
in
full
‐
screen
mode
on
any
one
of
the
connected
display
devices.
In
other
words,
Video
Mirror
allows
video
data
that’s
displayed
on
a
hardware
overlay
to
be
displayed
at
full
‐
screen
on
a
secondary
display.
Currently,
Video
Mirror
functionality
is
available
under
• Windows
2000
in
TwinView
Clone
mode
• Windows
9
x
in
TwinView
Clone
or
Span
mode
• Windows
95
in
TwinView
Clone
mode
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