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| Thread ID: 86532 | 2008-01-20 04:39:00 | Connecting PC to Sony LCD TV and video technology forum | barryk (8612) | Press F1 |
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| 632060 | 2008-01-20 04:39:00 | I have a Sony LCD TV now. I have been trying to connect my Dell Inspiron 700M laptop to the Sony TV through the PC input jack but am getting only a 20cm X 20cm picture in the centre :( and even then I think that is only some of the background JPG image that is used for the background in my laptop's output picture. I tried Control Panel/Display/Settings and changing to the "Display number to 2. [Default Monitor].........." and then ticking the box besides the "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" option. The screen resolution seems to be currently just 640 X 480 pixels. Do I need to increase the resolution to 1920 X 1200 pixels or 1024 X 768 pixels to fill the screen of the LCD TV? Or is there something else I am not getting right? Help would be appreciated with this. Also, is there a video technology forum on the Net? So I can discuss video technology technical issues. |
barryk (8612) | ||
| 632061 | 2008-01-20 07:00:00 | You first need to know what the resolution the TV can do. That will be what you can use. Remove any other monitor from your PC so that the TV is the main monitor. Make sure PC is off. Turn TV on, turn PC on. When in windows, enter display properties and adjust the slider to the correct resolution which will now be available. If the resolution is not there, upgrade your graphics driver. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 632062 | 2008-01-21 00:39:00 | Try updating the graphic driver and increase the resolution. Or if Nvidia graphic card, click on the fill the screen button. |
Bera (13301) | ||
| 632063 | 2008-01-21 03:16:00 | I have a sony Bravia V series 40" - the native resolution is 1440 x 768, if it is set any lower it has the black borders you describe. The book for your TV will tell you what modes it supports, pick the highest one. The TV doesn't "scale" the picture like a monitor does, it just uses as many pixels as needed for the resolution you choose. If you're using Dual monitors I suggest the Dual View mode which allows 2 independant resolutions, extending the desktop can cause strange results if you use monitors with 2 different resolutions, as can Clone or stretch options. And as someone already mentioned ( sort of ) the TV's capabilities should be auto detected by your pc, in which case you can just slide the resolution bar all the way up. This works with my TV. You usually can't pick unsupported resolutions, but be aware that if you do it can damage the screen. If the pc has detected the screen it will be listed as "sony tv" or similar. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 632064 | 2008-01-22 08:24:00 | When I get time this week, I will have a go at getting the PC output onto the TV screen by adjusting the resolution - I will only take actions that I know to be safe ones. I'll report back on the results of this work. |
barryk (8612) | ||
| 632065 | 2008-01-27 23:59:00 | Here is my report back on my work with the Sony TV resolution. At first, the TV screen was black so I ticked the box "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor". Then the background picture appeared on the TV screen as a 20 cm X 20cm square in the centre surrounded by black - as before. Reading the TV manual, I realised that the screen was in PC input normal mode.... so... Then I used the TV remote to change the display mode to Full2 which stretches the Full1 picture horizontally to fill the 16:9 screen. Then I adjusted the screen resolution slide ruler to the TV's maximum resolution (1280 X 768 pixels). Then the background picture showed in very fine detail. I tried showing some of my digital photos on the TV screen by continually setting them as the desktop background. That might be an alternative to buying a video out cable for my digital camera but it wouldn't be as fast as simply pressing the 'next' button on the camera itself? Page 27 of the English language part of the manual says that the display resolution is 1366 pixels (horizontal) X 768 pixels (vertical). I have two more questions... 1) This is the same question as in a previous e-mail of mine - where can I find an online discussion forum for video technology? Do I need to join a media/film club to find out about this sort of information? 2) You might have seen by now that my TV screen only shows the desktop background from my PC. It doesn't show the active PC picture e.g. moving mouse cursor, windows popping up, desktop icons. What do I need to do to make the active picture show up on the TV screen? Set the TV as the primary monitor as per pctek's post (see below)? You first need to know what the resolution the TV can do. That will be what you can use. Remove any other monitor from your PC so that the TV is the main monitor. Make sure PC is off. Turn TV on, turn PC on. When in windows, enter display properties and adjust the slider to the correct resolution which will now be available. If the resolution is not there, upgrade your graphics driver. Further information would be welcome on the two questions. :) |
barryk (8612) | ||
| 632066 | 2008-01-31 01:49:00 | How is your LCD TV connected . If you used TV-Out (maybe S-Video), you may be having a problem . I just bought a LCD TV and I also have a TV-out on my graphics card, however, I used my DVI output to connect to the DVI input of the monitor . Your laptop may have a VGA output and your TV a VGA input . Take a look at those . |
KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
| 632067 | 2008-01-31 02:00:00 | According to Sony Manual (www.sonytrade.co.nz) Connect to the PC IN jack (RGB) using the HD15-HD15 cable (supplied) and the audio jack |
KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
| 632068 | 2008-02-07 05:44:00 | I have been able to connect to sony lcd tv with my laptop and have managed to get sound as well. But when i played a dvd there was no picture!!! It is a european dvd but i have powerdvd player on my computer which is able to play mulit region. I have moved to nz and am sending 80+ dvds. So i need to get it working PLEASE HELP | barrand (13306) | ||
| 632069 | 2008-02-07 05:50:00 | You'll have to check out the settings in the video drivers, whatever they are. If youre only getting sound, if you have an ATI card you have to enable the 2nd monitor. Does the desktop appear on the TV tho, barrand? And if its a Nvidia card, macrovision maybe stopping it (it used to do it with earlier drivers) from appearing on the TV |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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