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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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