Slightly o/t: PC on widescreen telly

On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:15:51 +0100, Rob
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:37:03 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Mike Henry wrote:

IIRC Marky's TV is a plasma, not a LCD, and it's 1024 x 768 (16:0) which
means it has non-square pixels. If he were to pick a "widescreen" PC
display mode (eg 1366 x 768) I'm not sure what would happen...
It would display correctly I imagine, albeit with reduced horizontal
resolution; certainly the aspect ratio should be correct.

I use that res on XP with a PDP-433MXE whose native res is 1024x768,
with no problems.

I can't go any higher than 1024 x 768. My telly displays 'Not
Supported' :-( Bugger.


Mine's similar. So, I've connected it via the component output of the
graphics card (a nvidea), which has various utilities to output at HD
res, and an option to scale the picture. Looks pretty good to me.

Rob

My graphics card only has S-video out, maybe I'll upgrade sometime &
give it a go.

Marky P.

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:15:51 +0100, Rob
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:37:03 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Mike Henry wrote:

IIRC Marky's TV is a plasma, not a LCD, and it's 1024 x 768 (16:0) which
means it has non-square pixels. If he were to pick a "widescreen" PC
display mode (eg 1366 x 768) I'm not sure what would happen...
It would display correctly I imagine, albeit with reduced horizontal
resolution; certainly the aspect ratio should be correct.

I use that res on XP with a PDP-433MXE whose native res is 1024x768,
with no problems.
I can't go any higher than 1024 x 768. My telly displays 'Not
Supported' :-( Bugger.

Mine's similar. So, I've connected it via the component output of the
graphics card (a nvidea), which has various utilities to output at HD
res, and an option to scale the picture. Looks pretty good to me.

Rob

My graphics card only has S-video out, maybe I'll upgrade sometime &
give it a go.


Depending on the source it might not make much of a difference to the
picture quality, but IIRC the 'better' options come with HD/component
(720p). Graphics cards with HDMI are starting to become available - I've
yet to see a review yet.

Rob

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Is it true that absinthe makes the part grow longer?

After I drink that stuff, I sound like a motorbike when I break wind.


Would that be a 2 stroke or a 4 stroke :-)

Either as long as it's a Honda.

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Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:15:51 +0100, Rob
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:37:03 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Mike Henry wrote:

IIRC Marky's TV is a plasma, not a LCD, and it's 1024 x 768 (16:0) which
means it has non-square pixels. If he were to pick a "widescreen" PC
display mode (eg 1366 x 768) I'm not sure what would happen...
It would display correctly I imagine, albeit with reduced horizontal
resolution; certainly the aspect ratio should be correct.

I use that res on XP with a PDP-433MXE whose native res is 1024x768,
with no problems.
I can't go any higher than 1024 x 768. My telly displays 'Not
Supported' :-( Bugger.

Mine's similar. So, I've connected it via the component output of the
graphics card (a nvidea), which has various utilities to output at HD
res, and an option to scale the picture. Looks pretty good to me.

Rob

My graphics card only has S-video out,

Oh, well, no wonder then. Doesn't the TV have a vga, dvi or hdmi input?
How far is it from the PC?

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Tim Downie wrote:

~ Krustov wrote:
~ ~ uk.tech.digital-tv
~ ~ Charlie Pearce
~ ~ Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:36:26 +0100
~ ~
~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ Is it true that absinthe makes the part grow longer?
~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ After I drink that stuff, I sound like a motorbike when I break
~ ~ ~ wind.
~ ~ ~
~ ~
~ ~ Would that be a 2 stroke or a 4 stroke :-)
~
~ Either as long as it's a Honda.


No, no, no......"abscess makes the fart go Honda" !

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On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:37:03 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Mike Henry wrote:

IIRC Marky's TV is a plasma, not a LCD, and it's 1024 x 768 (16:0) which
means it has non-square pixels. If he were to pick a "widescreen" PC
display mode (eg 1366 x 768) I'm not sure what would happen...

It would display correctly I imagine, albeit with reduced horizontal
resolution; certainly the aspect ratio should be correct.

I use that res on XP with a PDP-433MXE whose native res is 1024x768,
with no problems.

I can't go any higher than 1024 x 768. My telly displays 'Not
Supported' :-( Bugger.

Marky P.

Is it true that absinthe makes the part grow longer?

After I drink that stuff, I sound like a motorbike when I break wind.

I've never drunk absinthe, but the other night I managed to fart so loudly I
actually woke myself up
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On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:20:58 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:15:51 +0100, Rob
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:37:03 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Mike Henry wrote:

IIRC Marky's TV is a plasma, not a LCD, and it's 1024 x 768 (16:0) which
means it has non-square pixels. If he were to pick a "widescreen" PC
display mode (eg 1366 x 768) I'm not sure what would happen...
It would display correctly I imagine, albeit with reduced horizontal
resolution; certainly the aspect ratio should be correct.

I use that res on XP with a PDP-433MXE whose native res is 1024x768,
with no problems.
I can't go any higher than 1024 x 768. My telly displays 'Not
Supported' :-( Bugger.

Mine's similar. So, I've connected it via the component output of the
graphics card (a nvidea), which has various utilities to output at HD
res, and an option to scale the picture. Looks pretty good to me.

Rob

My graphics card only has S-video out,

Oh, well, no wonder then. Doesn't the TV have a vga, dvi or hdmi input?
How far is it from the PC?


I'm not using the S-video out, I'm using the monitor connection
straight to the PC socket on the telly. Oddly enough, the 50" version
on my telly supports the higher resolution, but I either have to
settle with 4:3 or stretched 16:9 (which is ok for newsgroups but not
pictures). Perhaps Windows Vista will have more options.

Marky P.

Marky P wrote:
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:20:58 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:15:51 +0100, Rob
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:37:03 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Mike Henry wrote:

IIRC Marky's TV is a plasma, not a LCD, and it's 1024 x 768 (16:0) which
means it has non-square pixels. If he were to pick a "widescreen" PC
display mode (eg 1366 x 768) I'm not sure what would happen...
It would display correctly I imagine, albeit with reduced horizontal
resolution; certainly the aspect ratio should be correct.

I use that res on XP with a PDP-433MXE whose native res is 1024x768,
with no problems.
I can't go any higher than 1024 x 768. My telly displays 'Not
Supported' :-( Bugger.

Mine's similar. So, I've connected it via the component output of the
graphics card (a nvidea), which has various utilities to output at HD
res, and an option to scale the picture. Looks pretty good to me.

Rob
My graphics card only has S-video out,
Oh, well, no wonder then. Doesn't the TV have a vga, dvi or hdmi input?
How far is it from the PC?


I'm not using the S-video out, I'm using the monitor connection
straight to the PC socket on the telly. Oddly enough, the 50" version
on my telly supports the higher resolution, but I either have to
settle with 4:3 or stretched 16:9 (which is ok for newsgroups but not
pictures). Perhaps Windows Vista will have more options.

Marky P.


I'm not sure this 'native' thing can be done in software - the TV can
accept the resolution or it can't.

I'm in a similar position to you - I'd suggest getting a new video card
- the 6600GT with component out/720p I have does a decent job after a
lot of fiddling. Or perhaps one of the new HDMI cards once a few reviews
are out:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...113171&_LOC=UK

Rob

Rob wrote:
Marky P wrote:
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:20:58 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:15:51 +0100, Rob
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:37:03 +0100, Michael Rozdoba
wrote:

Mike Henry wrote:

IIRC Marky's TV is a plasma, not a LCD, and it's 1024 x 768
(16:0) which
means it has non-square pixels. If he were to pick a
"widescreen" PC
display mode (eg 1366 x 768) I'm not sure what would happen...
It would display correctly I imagine, albeit with reduced
horizontal resolution; certainly the aspect ratio should be correct.

I use that res on XP with a PDP-433MXE whose native res is
1024x768, with no problems.
I can't go any higher than 1024 x 768. My telly displays 'Not
Supported' :-( Bugger.

Mine's similar. So, I've connected it via the component output of
the graphics card (a nvidea), which has various utilities to output
at HD res, and an option to scale the picture. Looks pretty good to
me.

Rob
My graphics card only has S-video out,
Oh, well, no wonder then. Doesn't the TV have a vga, dvi or hdmi
input? How far is it from the PC?


I'm not using the S-video out, I'm using the monitor connection
straight to the PC socket on the telly. Oddly enough, the 50" version
on my telly supports the higher resolution, but I either have to
settle with 4:3 or stretched 16:9 (which is ok for newsgroups but not
pictures). Perhaps Windows Vista will have more options.

Marky P.


I'm not sure this 'native' thing can be done in software - the TV can
accept the resolution or it can't.

I'm in a similar position to you - I'd suggest getting a new video card
- the 6600GT with component out/720p I have does a decent job after a
lot of fiddling. Or perhaps one of the new HDMI cards once a few reviews
are out:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...113171&_LOC=UK


Rob

A review:

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=6199&page=4

Marky P wrote:

I'm not using the S-video out, I'm using the monitor connection
straight to the PC socket on the telly. Oddly enough, the 50" version
on my telly supports the higher resolution, but I either have to
settle with 4:3 or stretched 16:9 (which is ok for newsgroups but not
pictures). Perhaps Windows Vista will have more options.

By PC socket, do you mean VGA, DVI-I, or DVI-D. The answer is different
depending on which it is.

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