Re: display issue with DVI versus S-Video
- From: "David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]" <dbartosik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 09:22:08 -0500
I've convinced, when it comes to MCE, nVidia is the name to know. Getting
the nVidia DVD decoder and deleting all the others - windvd, powerdvd - had
earlier resolved all my DVD playback/remote issues. Now I found that
replacing the ATI Radeon X600 with an nVidia 6600GT not only resolved all my
connection/display/DVI issues but it surpassed my expectations. This long
time ATI customer is converted and not looking back. I then downloaded the
latest driver set from the nVidia website, which also is way better then
ATI's "good luck finding anything useful site". Not only is the nVidia
interface infinitely better then the ATI's but it is very HDTV ready and
friendly. Add to that a 218 page manual that explains it all. I'm happy now,
and the digital DVI picture is a more vibrant display then the S-Video.
David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com
"David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]" <dbartosik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OvJ6pDiOFHA.3788@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Dana I think I'm going to just try an Nvidia card and see what it does.
>
> David
>
> "Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:udI6QZROFHA.2468@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Let me know what you find on the VGA -> component adapter. I was able to
>> get
>> _either_ VGA and sVideo simultaneously, or sVideo and DVI simultaneously,
>> but NOT VGA and DVI simultaneously. The sVideo picture is rock solid, the
>> VGA picture is great on the monitor, but the DVI jitters just a bit (not
>> enough to be a bother for the 10-foot interface). But I was not able to
>> get
>> all 3 working at once, nor the VGA to monitor and DVI to tv at the same
>> time. And the ATI interface is confusing at best...
>>
>> Dana Cline - MVP
>>
>> "David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]" <dbartosik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> message news:#gYD3NHOFHA.3984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Well after messing with this for a while now I have been able to
>>> conclude
>>> that the problem is with the ATI driver/card/software. Basically it's
>> being
>>> stupid. With the DVI connection it does not recognize the TV as a TV, it
>>> instead says it's a "digital panel". I had earlier downloaded and
>>> updated
>> to
>>> driver and catalyst version 5.3 off the ATI website. The new interface
>>> is
>>> more complicated then the normal display properties. Well I decided to
>>> try
>>> reverting back to the 4x driver that came with the ATI X600 card. When I
>> did
>>> that and reverted back to the display properties interface I was able to
>> see
>>> this clearly because it showed a big red x on the tv option. I then went
>>> back to SVideo connection and back to the display properties and found
>>> it
>>> was now read as a TV display. I then started looking thru the TV display
>>> options and found that there are settings there that cover screen
>>> positioning, overscan, and flickering. Everything I need. Thing is these
>>> aren't issues under SVideo only under DVI. And these options don't exist
>>> under "display panel". I went back an forth a couple of times to see if
>> ATI
>>> would recognize the TV as a TV on DVI and thus provide those TV
>>> settings.
>>> But ATI just won't do it, under either version of their software and
>> driver.
>>> It refuses to recognize it as a TV, just sets it to "display panel"
>>> which
>>> provides zero available settings. It only gives a fixed 768x420
>> resolution.
>>> So, that's the problem, ATI is to stupid to consider that a TV could
>>> have
>> a
>>> DVI port. I'm burned out on ATI, I tell ya, the website is bad enough.
>>> I'm
>>> either going to go look for a better non ATI video card so I can get my
>> DVI
>>> or I'll try getting a VGA-Component Video adapter and cables and try
>>> that
>>> off this card and see if I can get TV settings that will allow me the
>> higher
>>> resolutions I need for this wide screen TV. Not sure yet on that. But I
>>> do
>>> regret the X600 purchase.
>>>
>>> David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
>>> http://www.publishermvps.com
>>> http://www.davidbartosik.com
>>>
>>> "David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]" <dbartosik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>> message news:%23$A16AoNFHA.1040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >I have MCE 2005 with ATI X600, which provides a S-Video TV out and
>>> >DVI-I
>> TV
>>> >out. I have a wide-screen HDTV compatible Zenith 45" projection TV with
>>> >ever port imaginable including a DVI-D.
>>> > Now my thinking is that digital to digital will be the best picture
>>> > and
>>> > provide me with a 16:9 format in MCE 2005. Versus using S-Video.
>>> > But, sadly I have found that connecting the two via a DVI-D cable
>> results
>>> > in 2 things:
>>> > 1- the picture is jittery, you don't really see it looking at the
>> desktop
>>> > image but when you open a window or dialog you can really see the
>> picture
>>> > is a bit shaky, like the video card had way too much coffee.
>>> > 2 - the task bar goes about 97% off the screen. I tried a couple
>>> > resolution changes and didn't see a difference in getting the MCE
>> desktop
>>> > sized better in the tv viewing area.
>>> >
>>> > When I go with the S-Video cable connection the picture displays fine,
>>> > nice and still. And the MCE desktop is fully visible in the TV viewing
>>> > area.
>>> >
>>> > But, I've got DVI on these things, I'd like to be using it. Is it
>>> > rocket
>>> > science?
>>> >
>>> > David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
>>> > http://www.publishermvps.com
>>> > http://www.davidbartosik.com
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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