Re: Plasma Resolution

I need to make a trip to the cord store...

Actually I am connecting VGA male to VGA male. The Samsung has a female VGA
and a mini stereo jack input for audio.

I found that by doing an interesting work arounds, I can make it work, but
it doesn't stay working, leading me closer and closer to a backyard deck
launch of 1500 dollars worth of imported crap.

1. If I set the Media Center to load when windows starts, and then
uninstall the x300's video driver and restart, Windows tells me my video
card doesnt support Media center. The found new hardware baloon pops up
saying its found my video card, the Radeon x300, and I let it run until it
tells me my new hardware is ready to use. Then I just shut the initial
"doesnt support Media center" message using the X, not the ok.

>From that point I go to Display Properites/Settings/Screen Resolution and it
gives me the wide screen option of 1280x720. I select it and go into the
media center to take care of business. However, when the screen saver comes
on, or if I switch out of media center by minimizing or closing it, my
desktop reverts back to 1024x768. Perhaps the different display mechanism
coming into play.

trying to keep breathing. I like it when stuff just works, especially
semi-expensive stuff.

"dwswager" wrote:

> It's not really a Samsung, Sony or Microsoft MCE issue. It's a were
> all not compatible becasuse we are all based on different standards
> issue. TVs and PCs don't really like each other. Also, I did not see
> a VGA input on your TV. So I'm not sure exacly how your connecting. I
> suspect you are connecting VGA to DVI.
>
> Some Guru could probably help you get to 1:1 addressing with a bunch of
> tools. I'm going to give you the easy solution.
>
> Connect the TV to the PC via DVI/DVI or Get ATIs Component Video
> Breakout box (Check to make sure your card is capable). Then go into
> the ATI MCE catalyst driver and tell it this is a TV. It will then
> present a limited set of choices. Feed the TV a TV signal like 720p.
> The TV will know what to do with this signal as it will understand it
> is a wide screen format. The PC will also know what to do.
>
> MCE uses a different display mechanism than the windows desktop which
> is why you are having issues. The TV is better at handling this type
> of signal.
>
> One potential gotcha here is that the x300 doesn't really have the
> memory bandwidth to do HDTV well.
>
> One last issue. As your TV is limited to addressable pixels of 1024 x
> 768, expect the normal desktop to look somewhat poor. This is the same
> resolution meant for a 17 inch monitor.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
.

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