Connecting computer to HDTV can I get full 1080i (1920 × 1080) resolution?

I have a Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 40inch LCD HDTV. It has support for
1080i resolution to which my understanding is 1920 × 1080. Is there
anyway I can connect this to a computer and have it run at the full
1920 X 1080 resolution. It has HDMI, DVI, Component video, S VIDEO and
Composite video hook ups.

thanks,
Jake

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I have a Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 40inch LCD HDTV. It has support for
1080i resolution to which my understanding is 1920 × 1080. Is there
anyway I can connect this to a computer and have it run at the full
1920 X 1080 resolution. It has HDMI, DVI, Component video, S VIDEO
and
Composite video hook ups.

thanks,
Jake

I just looked up my Radeon 9600 Pro card and they claim 1920 x 1080 at
75 Hz refresh at full 8 bit RGB (16.7 million color). I picked a 'built
by ATI' 9600 Pro up on eBay last month for $42 including shipping. DVI
and VGA outputs, 8x AGP. Our TV is 1280 x 720 DLP which works very well
with the ATI.

Wes Newell uses nVidia cards with success - 5200 IIRC.

GG

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I have a Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 40inch LCD HDTV. It has support for
1080i resolution to which my understanding is 1920 × 1080. Is there
anyway I can connect this to a computer and have it run at the full
1920 X 1080 resolution. It has HDMI, DVI, Component video, S VIDEO and
Composite video hook ups.

1080i is 1920x540 interlaced. Two scans produce the 1080 picture.

You need 1080p for 1920x1080 progressive scan.

Be that as it may, what it will display depends on what your computer
can put out. If your computer does not have the required output built
in, you might be able to find an add-on card that can do 1080i or 720p.

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I looked in the manual and it has a PC Input Signal Reference Chart.
The largest resolutions it lists under

WXGA
1280 x 768
1360 x 768

So am I understanding correctly that it can handle only 1360x768 when
receiving input from a computer? Why the difference from full 1080i it
can handle from other inputs. Also is there a way around this using
different input connectors such as using S VIDEO?

thank you for your help

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I looked in the manual and it has a PC Input Signal Reference Chart.
The largest resolutions it lists under

WXGA
1280 x 768
1360 x 768

So am I understanding correctly that it can handle only 1360x768 when
receiving input from a computer? Why the difference from full 1080i it
can handle from other inputs. Also is there a way around this using
different input connectors such as using S VIDEO?

thank you for your help

Remember that boring algebra class where you could do things like
change coordinate origins and rotate plots? That kind of arithmetic
goes on in the TV to re-map a 1080, 720 or 483 to use the available
space. It has 1366x758 pixels - period.

As long as the computer puts out something the monitor accepts, it will
work fine. Don't get too concerned that the computer won't put out
native 1366x768 as the signals you get are 483/720/1080 so it either
gets processed in the computer or the monitor.

GG

For clarification are you saying that the tv maxes out at 1360 X 768
reguardless of whether it has a graphics card that can push more pixels?

On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:54:54 -0700, alacrite wrote:

I have a Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 40inch LCD HDTV. It has support for
1080i resolution to which my understanding is 1920 × 1080. Is there
anyway I can connect this to a computer and have it run at the full
1920 X 1080 resolution. It has HDMI, DVI, Component video, S VIDEO and
Composite video hook ups.

If the TV actually supports a native resolution that high, then yes. But
more than likely it's like most LCD HDTV's with a native res around
1360x768, and that's the max res it will display. And there's noithing
wrong with that.

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I have a Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 40inch LCD HDTV. It has support for
1080i resolution to which my understanding is 1920 × 1080.

That TV's pixel resolution is 1366 x 768, not 1920 × 1080

John Cowart

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wrote:
I have a Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 40inch LCD HDTV. It has support for
1080i resolution to which my understanding is 1920 × 1080.

That TV's pixel resolution is 1366 x 768, not 1920 × 1080

John Cowart

Ok that is still great as pointed out. I am more asking out of
curiosity. So to recap why would it say it has support for 1080i when
to my understanding 1080i is equivalent to 1920 X 1080? There is
something I am missing.

On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:00:39 -0700, jon.lentz wrote:

Ok that is still great as pointed out. I am more asking out of
curiosity. So to recap why would it say it has support for 1080i when
to my understanding 1080i is equivalent to 1920 X 1080? There is
something I am missing.

Because it supports a 1080i source signal and it makes it sound better.:-)
They all do that afaik. The majority of HDTV LCD's are the same native res
of 1366x768.

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