Re: DVI resolution

From: Robert Desel (rdesel_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/16/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:26:18 -0500

The issue is not the quality it is fine.
I am at 800x600 and then get a dialog box in the window environement i cant
even get the whole thing on the screen. especially the one for setting the
resolution.
The tv is about 2 years old i dont have any PC setting that i know of
In the MCE environment the x on the upperright is off the screen.

"buckeyeboy" <buckeyeboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2C76459C-9B57-457B-9B8C-BE752C5E9905@microsoft.com...
>
> Are you trying to use the Windows Desktop enviroment or the MCE2005
> interface? With a CRT based enviroment, I would think that 800 x 600 is
> the
> best that you are going to get on it. Anything else is going to look
> unreadable. While MCE2005 is going to look and perform fine, using
> Windows
> for broswing the web is just not going to work. Is your TV 4:3 or 16:9?
> HDTV capable? What year was it made in? New TV's seem to have a "PC"
> setting, I do on my DLP. That turns off "overscan" so that I can see the
> whole desktop enviroment. Otherwise, with 'overscan' on, I loose the
> outside
> border of the desktop. (i.e. part of the "START" button is missing, and
> the
> "close window "X" is missing"
>
> Unfortunately, I think what you are experienceing is an issue with CRT
> based
> TV's. With a LCD, DLP, and Plasma, you can actually teach Windows the
> correct resolution (i.e.1280 x760 = 720P).
>
>
>
>
> "Robert Desel" wrote:
>
>> My current TV is a Sony CRT based model.
>> I am not sure what overscan is...I just know that I cant get to all the
>> dialog boxes and a decent portion of the edges of the MCE interface is
>> off
>> the edge. I treid the ATI resize options but that didnt seem to have
>> much
>> impact.
>>
>>
>> "buckeyeboy" <buckeyeboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:614B6574-5D49-4B04-B764-B0A380617911@microsoft.com...
>> > What type of Sony TV: DLP, CRT, LCD, PLASMA, LCOS, front projection,
>> > rear
>> > projection, direct view?
>> >
>> > With any of the 'chip" based desgins, (i.e. DLP 1280 x 760), you are
>> > going
>> > to have 'overscan'. My DLP TV's allows for TV or Computer use, so I
>> > can
>> > see
>> > all of the image. When using TV mode, I do not care about a 1-2%
>> > overscan.
>> > But that same overscan can make it very hard to use the PC.
>> >
>> > If you have a 'CRT" based TV, then you might have to teach your
>> > computer
>> > how
>> > to use Powerstrip so that you can get a 1:1 pixel ratio and the image
>> > looking
>> > correct.
>> >
>> > My MCE2005 machine is connected to a Samsung 46' DLP via DVI and
>> > consists
>> > of
>> > the following:
>> >
>> > Intel P4 3.2E w/Zalman CPU cooler, ASUS P4C800 E Deluxe, 1 Gig Crucial
>> > DDR
>> > 400, SilverStone Tek LC03 HTPC Case w/ ST40F 400watt PS, 2 PVR 250's, 1
>> > ATI
>> > HDTV, eVGA.com Nvidia 5700LE 256, Harmony 680 Remote, MCE2004 IR
>> > Reciever
>> > w/
>> > dual IR support, IBM RF Keyboard w/pointer, Pioneer DVR-108 DVD Burner,
>> > C:=40g IDE, D:=250g SATA
>> >
>> >
>> > "Robert Desel" wrote:
>> >
>> >> This is not technically a software issue but I hope that someone can
>> >> help.
>> >> I have a Gateway 901x with an ATI video card..this video card has a
>> >> DVI
>> >> out
>> >> and my Sony TV has a DVI in.
>> >>
>> >> I can get the image on the TV with the DVI port no problem but I cant
>> >> seem
>> >> to sort out the resolution it is too big and goes off the edge of the
>> >> screen
>> >> and I cant seen the whole dialog boxes.
>> >>
>> >> One of the reasons I am asking is that I thinking of getting a Sharp
>> >> Plasma
>> >> 37" tv but want to be able to use the DVI ports.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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