TV-Out Killing my Eyes

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4 total messages Started by jnr-e Thu, 17 Oct 2002 22:02

#1158

Author: jnr-e
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 22:02

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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

Re: TV-Out Killing my Eyes

#1159

Author: Gazwad
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 22:07

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jnr-e asked wistfully...

|| 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

TV's only have six hundred or so dots across the screen, you wont get a
useable display for anything other than games or DVD. The reason is that an
overlay is used as opposed to using your screen resolution which  must. by
virtue of the device you're displaying on, be set low.

--

Gazwad

Freelance scientist and people tester.
Guardian: alt.os.windows-xp
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Re: TV-Out Killing my Eyes

#1160

Author: [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
>
>

Re: TV-Out Killing my Eyes

#1161

Author: jnr-e
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 04:39

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mate, full on - I had no idea it did damage to the eyes, no wonder i was
getting sore as eyes.

So it looks like TV-out for gaming and DVD only.

"[BnH]" <b18@iprimus.com.AUSTRALIA> wrote in message
news:3daf53ff_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> 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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