Re: 720p Component Video problem

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From: Stephan Schaem (sschaem_at_seriousmagic.com)
Date: 02/09/05 

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:35:43 -0800

At this time nvidia and ATI dont seem to support 4:3 resolution above 720x480

I tried this with a 9800xt and catalyst 5.1 and a 6600GT with forceware 67.03

note: This is a driver issue...

Stephan

"Curt" <Curt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C87077F2-3828-4580-B24D-0C31D6A796D6@microsoft.com...
> Yesterday I purchased the ATI X700 PCIE video card for my HP m1170n mce pc.
> Using the dongle it comes with and component video cables, I can't get it to
> fit the screen right. I have a sony 36'' CRT tv which I'm hooking in the
> component cables to on the back. The TV is not widescreen, it's the standard
> dimensions. Here's what I've tried:
>
> 720p
> 960x720 > 4:3 - This resolution puts the picture "square" sized in the
> middle of the tv.
>
> 720p
> 1280x720 > 16:9 - This resolution is wide screen, but I don't have a
> widescreen TV.
>
> 480i and 480p
> 720x480 > 4:3 - This fits the screen, but everything is EXTREMELY large.
> The color is drowned out because this isn't really an HD signal at this low
> resolution. Also the actual television show viewing is squished slightly on
> the left and right sides.
>
> All I want is for it to fit the screen like S-Video does but with the color
> and clarity of the component video. Is this possible? or am I trying to
> achieve something windows isn't capable of? I tried using a game with the
> 720p setup and the game detects and fits the screen properly, so I know it's
> not a hardware issue.
>
> Thank you in advance for any help. Does anyone have the same problem or
> have a work around?

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