Graphics cards > HD LCD/Plasma TVs

[fornowagain]

Look at "list all modes" on Display Properties>Settings>Advanced>Adapter

The one you need may not appear if the monitor is not connected.

 

[FrankJH]

whats this normal method you talking bout and where are the drivers. i think i shall just get it and play around with it.

rigth clicking open space of desktop and selecting properties and then settings

drivers are dependent on the graphics card in question - at the time of trying it on both tv's I had asilent nv 5600 in one rig (still in my shuttle using the LG) and in the other I had an 7800GT I seem to recall - built at different times though so could well have been using different sets of drivers

The one you need may not appear if the monitor is not connected.

This may well be true - but dont you think once the tv is attached and enabled in windows the default res of the screen / panel used will usually appear by default (unless no driver is present in which case you may initially be limited to something like 800*600)

 

[queamin]

Check any av site there are quite a few and do a search for your lcd tv or what you buying and read the posts, quite a few tv's still not got vga as that what most are connectiong their pc's to because that what it there for.

 

[Danzla]

Check any avforums there are quite a few and do a search for your lcd tv or what you buying and read the posts, quite a few tv's still not got vga as that what most are connectiong their pc's to because that what it there for.

yeh my tv hasnt even been realsed yet. so no reviews or anything. but is deigned specically for pc/360 and tv. which is just what i need.

and so i would need to dwl drivers if i can only get a crappy rez? and ideas of a good driver site?

 

[fornowagain]

This may well be true - but dont you think once the tv is attached and enabled in windows the default res of the screen / panel used will usually appear by default (unless no driver is present in which case you may initially be limited to something like 800*600)

No not always. I just sold on a Toshiba HDTV that defaulted to 720 x 576 over HDMI. And do you get drivers for a TV? Maybe, I've not needed any yet.

Here the Moninfo from a 56" DLP to give an idea. You'll notice the custom 1256x712 resolution to correct overscan using DVI/HDMI. This is one of the reasons I like Nvidia with an HTPC (apart from purevideo), the overscan compensation works well.

Monitor
Windows description......... Plug and Play Monitor
Manufacturer description.... TSB-4Xs
Manufacturer................ Toshiba
————————————————————————————
Plug and Play ID............ TSB0501
Serial number............... n/a
EDID data source............ I2C bus (real-time)
————————————————————————————
Manufacture date............ 2004
EDID revision............... 1.3
Display type and signal..... Digital
Sync input support.......... n/a
Screen size................. (~102")
Power management............ n/a

Color characteristics
Display gamma............... 1.00
Red chromaticity............ Rx 0.640 - Ry 0.330
Green chromaticity.......... Gx 0.300 - Gy 0.600
Blue chromaticity........... Bx 0.150 - By 0.060
White point (default)....... Wx 0.313 - Wy 0.329

Timing characteristics
VESA GTF support............ Not supported
Horizontal scan range....... 15-46kHz
Vertical scan range......... 49-61Hz
Video bandwidth............. 80MHz
Extension blocks............ 1
Timing recommendation #1.... 1920x540 at 50Hz
Modeline................ "1920x540" 74.250 1920 2448 2492 2640 540 574 579 562 +hsync +vsync
Timing recommendation #2.... 1920x1080 at 25Hz
Modeline................ "1920x1080" 74.250 1920 2448 2492 2640 1080 1148 1158 1124 interlace +hsync +vsync
Timing recommendation #3.... 720x576 at 50Hz
Modeline................ "720x576" 27.000 720 732 796 864 576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync
Timing recommendation #4.... 1280x720 at 50Hz
Modeline................ "1280x720" 74.250 1280 1720 1760 1980 720 741 746 750 +hsync +vsync
Timing recommendation #5.... 720x576 at 50Hz
Modeline................ "720x576" 27.000 720 732 796 864 576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync
Timing recommendation #6.... 1920x540 at 60Hz
Modeline................ "1920x540" 74.250 1920 2008 2052 2200 540 542 547 562 +hsync +vsync
Timing recommendation #7.... 1920x1080 at 30Hz
Modeline................ "1920x1080" 74.250 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1094 1124 interlace +hsync +vsync
Timing recommendation #8.... 720x480 at 60Hz
Modeline................ "720x480" 27.000 720 736 798 858 480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync
Timing recommendation #9.... 720x480 at 60Hz
Modeline................ "720x480" 27.000 720 736 798 858 480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync

Standard timings supported
720 x 480 at 60Hz - Toshiba
720 x 576 at 50Hz - Toshiba
1280 x 720 at 50Hz - Toshiba
1920 x 540 at 50Hz - Toshiba
1920 x 540 at 60Hz - Toshiba
1920 x 1080 at 25Hz - Toshiba
1920 x 1080 at 30Hz - Toshiba

EIA/CEA-861 Information
Revision number............. 3
DTV underscan............... Not supported
Basic audio................. Supported
YCbCr 4:4:4................. Supported
YCbCr 4:2:2................. Supported
Native formats supported.... 7
DTV formats supported....... 13

CE standard timings supported
1920 x 1080i at 50Hz (16:9) - HDTV (Native)
1280 x 720p at 50Hz (16:9) - HDTV
720 x 576p at 50Hz (16:9) - EDTV
720 x 576i at 50Hz (16:9) - Doublescan
720 x 576p at 50Hz (4:3) - EDTV
720 x 576i at 50Hz (4:3) - Doublescan
1920 x 1080i at 59.94/60Hz (16:9) - HDTV
1280 x 720p at 59.94/60Hz (16:9) - HDTV
720 x 480p at 59.94/60Hz (16:9) - EDTV
720 x 480i at 59.94/60Hz (16:9) - Doublescan
720 x 480p at 59.94/60Hz (4:3) - EDTV
720 x 480i at 59.94/60Hz (4:3) - Doublescan
640 x 480p at 59.94/60Hz (4:3) - Default

Display adapter
Adapter description......... NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Adapter device ID........... 0x014010DE
Display settings............ 1256x712, 32bpp

User/computer information
Registered user name........ htpc
Registered organization..... home
Network user name........... Administrator
Network computer name....... HTPC
Windows version ............ Windows XP
Windows build .............. 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
Installation date .......... 30/04/2005 12:00:00

HDMI on a 96" screen

 

[queamin]

nice screen shots

 

[fornowagain]

nice screen shots

They're photos taken from 10ft away.

 

[queamin]

that what i ment

 

[fornowagain]

that what i ment

Ok, sorry. Just thought I'd put it up to show what can be done on a budget, it can proberbly be done for less than a good 32" LCD.

 

[Danzla]

So Vga at higher res...(analogue)

or HDMi with lower res?(digital)

with a Nvidia 7900 512mb

 

[ugly ferret]

What tv is it danzla? If you look at the manual on the manufacturers website then it will have a pc compatibility chart which will tell you what resolutions are supported over vga.

Did you say it was a samsung? If so then it should support 1360x768 over vga at 1:1 pixel mapping cus samsung usually support this. In this case vga would look much better than hdmi.

 

[fornowagain]

So Vga at higher res...(analogue)

or HDMi with lower res?(digital)

Why not run both?

 

[Danzla]

What tv is it danzla? If you look at the manual on the manufacturers website then it will have a pc compatibility chart which will tell you what resolutions are supported over vga.

Did you say it was a samsung? If so then it should support 1360x768 over vga at 1:1 pixel mapping cus samsung usually support this. In this case vga would look much better than hdmi.

yeh it does support 1360x768. so i shall use this.

In regards to wiring both, are their any benefits,?apart from the ease of comparing both?. I would have spend about £20 on a dvi male to hdmi male anyway.

 

[fornowagain]

yeh it does support 1360x768. so i shall use this.

In regards to wiring both, are their any benefits,?apart from the ease of comparing both?. I would have spend about £20 on a dvi male to hdmi male anyway.

I paid about £7 delivered for an OK DVI>HDMI. And the ability to have two screens on an extended desktop is quite useful at times, monitoring MSN for example. But mainly you may find the internal scaler is quite good, don't rule it out for a few quid on a cable.

 

[Danzla]

I paid about £7 delivered for an OK DVI>HDMI. And the ability to have two screens on an extended desktop is quite useful at times, monitoring MSN for example. But mainly you may find the internal scaler is quite good, don't rule it out for a few quid on a cable.

hmm intresting. ill give it ago and let know how i get on.