Re: Can I fool my Vid Card to output 720p instead of 1024x768 over DVI?

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From: Scott (jedibrewmaster_at_beer.com)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 12:49:22 -0800

Unfortunately I cannot get MCE to launch successfully at 1280x720 as a PC
resolution. The computer senses the HDTV monitor as a monitor with a max of
1024x768 even though my tv says 720p right on the box!

"JDThree [MVP]" <john@removeforspam.engagenet.com> wrote in message
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> On 1/5/2005 12:50:41 PM, "Scott" wrote:
>>Hi all. Back in the MCE 2004 days I saw a terrific ZOOM feature (of MCE)
>>on
>>a Gateway MCE with a 42" EDTV Plasma screen. This ZOOM would stretch the
>>TV
>>picture vertically to help alleviate that horizontal stretch that happens
>>when running a non HDTV signal on a 16:9 tv. It wasn't perfect, but it was
>>better (IMO) than not having it. I believe it was activated by the
>>More/Info
>>button on the remote.
>>
>>Fast forward to Christmas. Santa drops off a new MCE 2005 machine (by ROI)
>>and HDTV monitor (by LGE). I hook my MCE machine to the LG via DVI. My
>>tuners are not HDTV, fyi, but no biggie, because I have this sweet ZOOM
>>feature to look forward to that will counteract the nifty horizontal
>>stretch! But it's not there for TV! It *is* there for DVDs. Huh?
>>
>>Please tell me how I can enable this zoom feature. I have a GeForce 6800
>>with the 66.93 drivers and I have not found anything that will let me do
>>this. I also tried PowerStrip but that doesn't look like it'll do it
>>either.
>>I really want to stick with DVI as the picture quality is SO WONDERFUL TO
>>BEHOLD!!! But, like, I still want my ZOOM and junk!
>>
>>Thanks for any assistance.
>>
>>-Scott
>>
>>PS, here are some specs:
>>The TV: RU-44SZ61D by LG
>>The PC: GeForce 6800, 1gig RAM, 2xNVTV Tuners, Nvidia Decoder...
>>
>>
>
> Not sure I can speak for your particular system, but I have a new plasma
> widescreen TV that I used to replace my old 60" HDTV (4:3).
>
> I never had the option to Zoom in media center when I had my resolution
> running in normal 4:3 output for testing the ways of handing aspect ratios
> (via mce and computer or via my TV's options). But when I switched to the
> 16:9 resolution on the computer, the info button suddenly had the zoom
> option.
>
> You may need to play with your resolution to see if you can get it to
> appear.
> It's almost as if MCE is intelligent enough to not put it there if it
> wouldn't do anything for the user due to their settings...
>
> I'm currently at 1280X720 for testing purposes, and can zoom now.
> Certainly
> worth a try.
>
>
> --
> John

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