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Re: TV-Out Killing my Eyes

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From: [BnH]
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 00:17
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Mate , don't EVER watch your desktop using TV out !!
[ but if you use the 100 Hz tv ... maybe you can :) ]

as its refresh rate is only 30Hz max .. and It will surely damage ur eyes.
[ FYI  our monitor must do 60Hz+ ]

=bob=


"jnr-e" <jnr_e@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3daf3449_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> I have a Geforce4 MX440, 64RAM etc. etc. its tv-out port is an S-Video
one.
>
> When I hook it up to the TV, the res on the screen is kinda shocking, sure
> DVD playback looks great, and game playing, but the desktop environment
> etc. - i've read places that TV's res is to be set at 720x400 or something
> like that, however, in XP - I have no way to change to that resolution.
>
> Have tried programs such as TvTool and TVCC (TV control center), but they
> dont seem to pick up the card.
> How do I get to this resolution? (I am using nVidia 40.72 Detonator
Drivers)
>
> jnr-e
>
>
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