Re: Sony KP46wt510 and ATI Card Problems, Please Help

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From: Michael Creasy [MSFT] (mcreasy_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:26:18 -0800

I'm using an FX5200, which wouldn't be good enough for HD content, but it's
fine for SD content and it's easy to get without any fans so it's quiet. 

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"PC" <powdercarrot@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:6a4bcf53.0412041636.2a4d2c7e@posting.google.com...
> Which nvidea do you use and which do you recommend?  I
> can return the x700 if it saves me the twenty hours of
> adjustments.
>
> "Michael Creasy [MSFT]" <mcreasy@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:<#u7o53i2EHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>...
>> I think that's the same TV that I've got, but I'm using an nVidia card.
>> From what I remember it doesn't correctly report the resolutions it 
>> supports
>> so you'll need to play with a bit to get a better resolution.  Recent 
>> nVidia
>> drivers made this much easier, I can now send a 720p or 1080i signal to 
>> it
>> OK.  I used Powerstrip in the past and had some success in getting
>> resolutions other than VGA, but I couldn't do anything about the 
>> overscan.
>> The good news is that Media Center will display fine.
>>
>> If you use a DVI to component adpator you'll have problems playing DVDs 
>> at
>> resolutions other than 640x480.
>>
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>> Michael Creasy [MSFT] - http://blogs.msdn.com/mcreasy
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>>
>> "PC" <powdercarrot@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:6a4bcf53.0412040906.1d2705c9@posting.google.com...
>> > Setup: I have an ATI x700Pro in a new HP computer running MCE 2005.
>> > The card is attached to my Sony kp46wt510 rear proj TV via the dvi out
>> > on the card and dvi in on the tv.
>> >
>> > Problem: The image on the screen is crisp, but overscanned and neither
>> > ATI controls nor MCE will let me go above 640x480.
>> >
>> > Alternative: Using the s-video to component adapter that came with the
>> > card, I can get the image size adjusted perfectly on the TV, but the
>> > quality is terrible (I can hardly read the text).
>> >
>> > Solution: ...................?
>> >
>> > Would a VGA to component or DVI to component adapter help at all?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Doc

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