Re: New video and tv oddities

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From: JW (anonymous_at_Nospam.Iam)
Date: 11/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 11:02:53 -0800

Well at least the S-video color signal from your NVIDIA card is fine since
composite works with the adapter. Another possible S-Video resolution option
is 720x480 since that is the format DVDs are normally recorded in and is
what MCE encodes at.

I have not tried configuring a DVI connection with the New NVIDIA software
but I was under the impression(but may be totally wrong,) that you could
select 480P or 1080i directly as long as the DVI cable was connected to the
TV and powered up when you try and configure the port since it try to sense
what the DVI port is connected to.

"Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline@scriptpro.com> wrote in message
news:OjS7QLcxEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
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>
> "JW" <anonymous@Nospam.Iam> wrote in message
> news:#CEW5JaxEHA.2564@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> One of the 4 lines specifically carries the color part of the signal and
> is
>> combined with another line when converted to composite. If your adapter
> is
>> on the computer end of the cable then the problem is either with the
>> cable
>> or with the TV's S-Video input. If the adapter is on the TV end of the
>> cable then the problem is with the TV.
>
> The adapter is a cable about 4 inches long and attaches to the sVideo on
> the
> computer. I think it originally came with my Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop (4
> years ago) since the Dell has sVideo out. The TV has several sVideo inputs
> and I tried them all. The sVideo cable came with my new nVidia 5200 board.
> I
> may have another sVideo cable somewhere - I'll give it a look tonight.
>
>> NVIDIA released new drivers at the very end of October they had
>> additional
>> enhancements for HDTV and should allow you to select 480p or 1080i
>> easier.
>> The frequency of the signal is important 480p and 720p are at 60hz and
> 1080i
>> is at 30Hz.
>
> I'm running those exact drivers. I did _not_ try 852x480 but will attempt
> it
> tonight. I think when I did try the 1920x1080 it was at 60Hz, so I'll also
> try the 30Hz tonight.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dana Cline - MVP
>
>

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