Re: Need a new video card...
- From: "JW" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:43:01 -0700
Video card drivers normally assume that displays have square pixels. If the
native resolution of your plasma is 1024x768 you have rectangular pixels
since the aspect ratio of the pixels is 4:3 and the physical aspect ratio of
the screen is 16x9 this makes the pixels are wider then they are tall
The drivers are probably sensing this native resolution which is why you are
only being offered 4:3 resolution options.
You have to use a mode in the drivers that allows you to override the
default resolution options that you are being presented.
If you can somehow tell the drivers that you have a HDTV and want to use
720p (which is close to your native resolution) the TV will make all of the
scaling required including those for the square pixels since 720p is a
standard HD video resolution.
"John Riddle" <JohnRiddle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6C5F502E-FD10-4EFF-BACA-C3CAD2145F61@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks for responding guys. Actually, I'm using the regular drivers. I'm
> just
> trying to show my desktop in "full screen" mode right now or get a DVD to
> play in full-screen mode. I have a haupauge? 500MCE coming in tomorrow so
> I'm
> not watching tv on it yet. (my cable here in the new place is not being
> hooked up until Saturday anyway).
>
> All I'd like to do right now is to get my Windows Desktop or DVD's to play
> in full screen mode without the grey bars on both sides making it a 4:3
> ration screen.
>
> I'm using VBA to connect the MCE to the Plasma.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
>
>> How are you driving your TV - sVideo, DVI, or VGA? Are you using the
>> latest
>> ATI drivers? Finally, how much poking around in the drivers have you
>> done?
>> While I'm not a big fan of their drivers, I've managed to do just about
>> everything I need to in there despite their non-intuitive user interface.
>>
>> Dana Cline - MVP
>>
>> "John Riddle" <JohnRiddle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:5BC6164C-7D00-4F13-937D-5B4E8AE3BC27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I'm hoping you guys can help me. I just got an ATI Radeon X700 Pro
>> > 256MB
>> > thinking that it would be great for my MCE HTPC. Problem is that my new
>> > Panasonic 50" Display came today and I've got thick grey bars on both
>> sides
>> > of the screen because the resolution is only letting me set it 4:3
>> > instead
>> of
>> > 16:9. This sucks!
>> >
>> > Can anyone recommend a video card that works with MCE that will display
>> > in
>> > 16:9 mode. Specifically, 1366 (or 1365) X 768?
>> >
>> > I'm using a Dell SC420 as the main box and am building the rest myself.
>> The
>> > SC420's officially don't support video cards, but on the Dell forum
>> > people
>> > have had great luck with the X700's which is why I got one. The ATI's
>> > seem
>> to
>> > work the best with this server.
>> >
>> > Suggestions anyone? So far, I've had no problems with any of the
>> > componets
>> > I've used. Unlike most people on the MCE newsgroups and blogs that I
>> > read,
>> I
>> > have had no issues whatsoever with MCE or my hardware (could be because
>> > I
>> did
>> > a lot of research on the newsgroups and followed your guys suggestions.
>> For
>> > the video card, I went with the best one that the SC420 site folks
>> > recommended not thinking of my display.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > John
>>
>>
>>
.
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