Re: 1024 x 768 max for s-video??

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i guess i will have to get a new video card with the RGBHV then. thanks a lot!

"Robert Schlabbach" wrote:

> S-Video can only carry TV video signals, i.e. PAL, NTSC or SECAM. Thus, the
> resolution is limited to 640x480 (NTSC) or 720x576 (PAL). Any resolutions
> above that (800x600, 1024x768) will be downscaled by the display adapter
> before being output.
>
> Higher resolutions can only be output via component, VGA or DVI/HDMI. Look
> for any such connector on your LCD-HDTV and connect your PC to it.
>
> Regards,«
> --
> Robert Schlabbach
> e-mail: robert_s@xxxxxxx
> Berlin, Germany
>
> "tin" <tin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8E0C1128-F6F3-4950-9980-5FF0FA321846@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > hi all, i just got a dell media center pc and a sony 32" lcd hdtv, and i am
> > connecting the two with a s-video cable. and looks like i can't get the tv
> > to display larger screen area than 1024x768? any resolutions larger than
> > that will require scrolling within a 1024x768 area??
> >
> > since the tv is 32", there are like half an inch black bar top and bottom,
> > and a few inches each side.
> >
> > i think my tv only connects s-video, the composite cables and the hdtv tuner
> > cables? but my video card don't have composite, or hdtv output??
> >
> > any ideas?? it would be really suck to only able to see 1024x768 on a sony
> > 32" lcd :-(
> >
> > please advice!
>
>
>
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