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From: n o s p a m p l e a s e on 24 Jan 2010 04:32 I have a old inspiron laptop that I connected to Samsung 40" LED TV. The problem is that what looks the best on full screen on the laptop becomes oversized on the TV. What I want is that full screen on my laptop corresponds to full screen on the TV but this isn't the came. What is full screen on my laptop is, say 110%, on the TV. How do I adjust?
From: William R. Walsh on 24 Jan 2010 05:06 Hi! > What I want is that full screen on my laptop corresponds to full > screen on the TV but this isn't the came. What is full screen on my > laptop is, say 110%, on the TV. > How do I adjust? If you are cloning the laptop's screen to the TV (which is the default mode of operation), you may be attempting something that simply isn't possible. If both displays are not the same aspect ratio, what fills one is going to look wrong on the other. Should both displays share the same aspect ratio, try performing picture adjustments on the one that is not displaying things correctly. The picture may simply need to be adjusted. If the system will support it, try configuring things so that the two displays are handled independently of one another. Although the displays will not be cloned in this case, you can keep different windows on each--and move those windows from screen to screen. Many--but not all--laptops will support this. (If you have nVidia video in this Inspiron and you are using the Dell drivers, you may not be able to make the two displays operate separately. In that case, the drivers from laptopvideo2go may help. Use an older release for an older system.) William
From: n o s p a m p l e a s e on 24 Jan 2010 11:19 Hi, I now understand what you mean. I am ready to buy a new computer if it helps. Today I am connecting laptop to TV via a s-video cable. The quality of video is not good. Since I live in a foreign country and due to language problem I am unable to view local programs, I have to totally depend on streaming media and mkv/divx/dvd/blue-ray movies. basic features of the TV : REFRESH RATE: 100 Hz SCREEN SIZE: 40" VIDEO CONNECTORS: AV,Component Video,VGA-sub,3 x HDMI,1 SCART, AUDIO CONNECTORS: Audio out,Headphone out, MAX. RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 Image Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Connectors type: 1 x AV, 4 x audio, 1 x Component video, 1 x SCART, 1 x RGB, 1 x VGA, 3 x HDMI, 1 x USB I will not have to buy a PC or laptop that enables me set up this TV and the monitor. I am seeking the best streaming media experience with the new computer (to be bought) and this TV. What will be your recommendation for the processor and the graphic card? Could you please suggest me a few models to enable me do further research? Laptop would preferable to a desktop PC. Thanx/NSP On Jan 24, 11:06 am, "William R. Walsh" <newsgrou...(a)idontwantjunqueemail.walshcomptech.com> wrote: > Hi! > > > What I want is that full screen on my laptop corresponds to full > > screen on the TV but this isn't the came. What is full screen on my > > laptop is, say 110%, on the TV. > > How do I adjust? > > If you are cloning the laptop's screen to the TV (which is the default mode > of operation), you may be attempting something that simply isn't possible.. > If both displays are not the same aspect ratio, what fills one is going to > look wrong on the other. > > Should both displays share the same aspect ratio, try performing picture > adjustments on the one that is not displaying things correctly. The picture > may simply need to be adjusted. > > If the system will support it, try configuring things so that the two > displays are handled independently of one another. Although the displays > will not be cloned in this case, you can keep different windows on each--and > move those windows from screen to screen. Many--but not all--laptops will > support this. > > (If you have nVidia video in this Inspiron and you are using the Dell > drivers, you may not be able to make the two displays operate separately. In > that case, the drivers from laptopvideo2go may help. Use an older release > for an older system.) > > William
From: Tom Scales on 24 Jan 2010 14:04 Just connect with VGA. > -----Original Message----- > From: n o s p a m p l e a s e [mailto:nospam.please(a)live.com] > Posted At: Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:20 AM > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > Conversation: Connecting PC to TV > Subject: Re: Connecting PC to TV > > Hi, > > I now understand what you mean. I am ready to buy a new computer if it > helps. Today I am connecting laptop to TV via a s-video cable. The > quality of video is not good. Since I live in a foreign country and > due to language problem I am unable to view local programs, I have to > totally depend on streaming media and mkv/divx/dvd/blue-ray movies. > > basic features of the TV : > REFRESH RATE: 100 Hz > SCREEN SIZE: 40" > VIDEO CONNECTORS: AV,Component Video,VGA-sub,3 x HDMI,1 SCART, > AUDIO CONNECTORS: Audio out,Headphone out, > MAX. RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 > Image Aspect Ratio: 16:9 > Connectors type: 1 x AV, 4 x audio, 1 x Component video, 1 x SCART, 1 > x RGB, 1 x VGA, 3 x HDMI, 1 x USB > > I will not have to buy a PC or laptop that enables me set up this TV > and the monitor. I am seeking the best streaming media experience with > the new computer (to be bought) and this TV. > > What will be your recommendation for the processor and the graphic > card? Could you please suggest me a few models to enable me do further > research? Laptop would preferable to a desktop PC. > > Thanx/NSP > > > On Jan 24, 11:06�am, "William R. Walsh" > <newsgrou...(a)idontwantjunqueemail.walshcomptech.com> wrote: > > Hi! > > > > > What I want is that full screen on my laptop corresponds to full > > > screen on the TV but this isn't the came. What is full screen on my > > > laptop is, say 110%, on the TV. > > > How do I adjust? > > > > If you are cloning the laptop's screen to the TV (which is the > default mode > > of operation), you may be attempting something that simply isn't > possible. > > If both displays are not the same aspect ratio, what fills one is > going to > > look wrong on the other. > > > > Should both displays share the same aspect ratio, try performing > picture > > adjustments on the one that is not displaying things correctly. The > picture > > may simply need to be adjusted. > > > > If the system will support it, try configuring things so that the two > > displays are handled independently of one another. Although the > displays > > will not be cloned in this case, you can keep different windows on > each--and > > move those windows from screen to screen. Many--but not all--laptops > will > > support this. > > > > (If you have nVidia video in this Inspiron and you are using the Dell > > drivers, you may not be able to make the two displays operate > separately. In > > that case, the drivers from laptopvideo2go may help. Use an older > release > > for an older system.) > > > > William
From: William R. Walsh on 24 Jan 2010 14:17
Hi! > I now understand what you mean. I am ready to buy a new computer if it > helps. Buying a new computer would be a pretty drastic step. It would only help solve the problem if the new computer came with a screen whose aspect ratio and operating resolution matched that of the TV. Or if the new computer were connected only to the TV, with no other display. (In other words, a "desktop" computer is what I'm talking about.) > Today I am connecting laptop to TV via a s-video cable. For a much better result, connect the TV to the computer's VGA output. The "TV outputs" on the computer will work, but you pay a tremendous price in terms of picture quality. Even though the S-video output is the best option most computers offer for TV output, quality is still low. > The quality of video is not good. If you have to scale the video to get it on the screen, quality will suffer. |