[ripken204]

so there is no black? and how is the resolution mixed up?

[hakeem5454]

no there is a black strip, and i dunno how to change the resolution to 840x 480.
This is so confusing

[ripken204]

did u follow what i said before? leaving out that 1 step of selecting the screen? the resolution on ur pc will be screwed up but fine on ur comp

also try 1152x864
some comps dont have all of the widescreen resolution as others do, just pick one that is widescreen and you should be fine

This post has been edited by ripken204: 25 August 2005 - 01:39 PM

[hakeem5454]

ok ill try it after, i have to go out right now, thanks.
I'll let you know how it goes.

[Zxian]

@ripken204 - Unless his computer detects that the display supports widescreen (or you install special drivers), he'll never have an option to select a widescreen capable resolution. (i.e. 1280x768 or whatever the TV dimensions are)

Hakeem5454 - Right-click on the desktop. Go to the "Settings" tab. You should have something that looks like this (from my Win2K workstation):



The slider to the right (It's on the left in XP) will set your resolution. Most resolutions have a 4:3 ratio, which means that if you take the larger number and divide by the smaller, you'll get 4/3 (or 1.3333). Widescreen displays are either 16:9 (1.77777) or 16:10 (1.6), depending on the model you have.

Check the HP website to see if they have any driver updates for your video card. There may be some extra drivers/settings that didn't come installed on your system when you bought it.

(sorry... noticed you said HP above, edited)

This post has been edited by Zxian: 25 August 2005 - 04:05 PM

[ripken204]

thats not where he has to look tho! i am using teh regular ati catalysy 5.8 driver and when i do it the way i said before it will work

[Zxian]

The problem is that he's not running ATI Catalyst 5.8... he doesn't even have an ATI card. ATI makes much better video cards than Intel, and their driver support is also better.

As for the list all modes, it's actually not recommended. Windows will automatically display a list of all supported modes by default. Selecting a display mode that isn't supported will end up in even worse display settings than he's already got.

Here's the display properties from my laptop



Under the Display drop-down list, your TV should be listed there. The second monitor is greyed out because I don't have a second monitor connected to my laptop.

What are the options available when you move the "Screen Resolution" slider back and forth? Are there any that are not in a 4:3 ratio? If so, then that's the one that you'll want to select.


Oh... and one last thing, if your screen goes blank while you're changing any of the display settings - do not touch anything!!! Windows will automatically revert back to the old settings after 15 seconds if nothing is touched or clicked. If you accidentially click Yes when things aren't working, then you'll have even more of a headache getting things to work again.

[hakeem5454]

ok i updated my driver from intel.com and i check the resolution settings, i only i have: 800x600 and another one, but im not sure what it is because im not my HP computer, im on my laptop.

@zxian - it says plug and play moniter

This post has been edited by hakeem5454: 28 August 2005 - 03:52 PM

[HybridShadow]

Try
Right click desktop --- properties -- settings --- advanced button --- then the adapter tab ---- then click List all modes
That will show every possible resolution you can use
Go through each one making sure its 32bit and 60hz

Ooops i noticed someone above has posted this sorry

If you do try this method make sure
if your screen goes blank while you're changing any of the display settings - do not touch anything!!! Windows will automatically revert back to the old settings after 15 seconds if nothing is touched or clicked (Sorry i copy and pasted that from above but it is a good warning)

The recommended ones are not always the only ones you can use if it says default monitor it will thing you have a basic screen to i do suggest the above method

This post has been edited by matt5108: 28 August 2005 - 03:33 AM

[ripken204]

i posted that and i still dont think that he has tried it

[Zxian]

@hakeem5454 - Can you check the website of the company that made the TV? Maybe they have a driver for the monitor itself, and right now Windows is running it on the default drivers (which might limit you to 800x600).

@matt5104 - No worries copying and pasting. It's funny how many people think that by clicking randomly, their computer will go back to "normal"...

[hakeem5454]

ok forget all this i just bought a ati card and im still having this problem.
what is the problem now?
it still changes the resolution by itself.

@zxian - theres no drivers on the site for the tv..its a prima tv.
and i think ive had it for a year so they wont give me technical support.

[Zxian]

Ok, if you've got an ATi card, then I think this should make it easier.

Right-click on the desktop and select Properties. Under the Settings tab, click Advanced. Under Displays, you should see your TV. You can find all the settings related to your display there. If I remember correctly, there's an option to offset the display left/right. Try playing with that.

[hakeem5454]

when i try to get to the advanced settings it says:

you have not yet applied the changes made in this page.
please apply these changes before accesing tha advanced display page.

[Zxian]

So apply them then...

[hakeem5454]

ok i applied the changes and it doesnt let me use the buttons for making the screen bigger vertically and horizontally.

[Zxian]

hakeem5454, on Nov 18 2005, 08:04 PM, said:

ok i applied the changes and it doesnt let me use the buttons for making the screen bigger vertically and horizontally.

Do you think you could post a screenshot? A picture is worth a thousand words.

[hakeem5454]

ok heres the picture...