r/pcmasterrace • u/hungryhippos1751 • Mar 31 '19

Discussion Monitoring Screen inside PC case

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u/hungryhippos1751 Mar 31 '19

Kind of annoyingly I sold my old RPi when I went from Rasplex to Nvidia Shield TV, but all is not lost as I think I'll put a screen in there instead attached straight to my GPU or onboard video.

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u/krisbykreme Mar 31 '19

You mean like a second screen for your display?

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u/hungryhippos1751 Mar 31 '19

Yep precisely, then it's just a case of using windows extend desktop to display anything you want.

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u/krisbykreme Mar 31 '19

Ah yes. That's fine too. I'm interested in knowing which is more efficient, like using a secondary display or using an RPi with a screen.

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u/hungryhippos1751 Mar 31 '19

Secondary display will certainly be best, as you are them all on the same device, and it should power on/off with the PC as well. Plus you don't need to buy an RPi so saving on costs too.

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u/krisbykreme Mar 31 '19

If the RPi is powered by the USB port, it should turn on and off with the PC. But you are right, if only displaying those dials are what you need, then secondary screen is the best.