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9800 Pro Output to Plasma
I've got a Windows MCE 2005 machine with a 9800 Pro installed. A plasma
screen will be an upgrade in a few months. I'm wondering if the 9800 Pro can be set to output the correct resolution to the plasma screen. For example, the Dell EDTV resolution is 852 x 480, and the HTDV is 1024 x 768. I'd like to use the DVI port if possible, but if not, then I will probably use the VGA or component inputs. I've heard of a program called Powerstrip being used for special resolutions, but I'd rather not have to use any special program. It would be great to hear from someone who has actually done this. Thanks! |
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No Spam wrote:
I've got a Windows MCE 2005 machine with a 9800 Pro installed. A plasma screen will be an upgrade in a few months. I'm wondering if the 9800 Pro can be set to output the correct resolution to the plasma screen. For example, the Dell EDTV resolution is 852 x 480, and the HTDV is 1024 x 768. I'd like to use the DVI port if possible, but if not, then I will probably use the VGA or component inputs. I've heard of a program called Powerstrip being used for special resolutions, but I'd rather not have to use any special program. It would be great to hear from someone who has actually done this. Thanks! You have to be careful about using a PC on a plasma, because plasma is very acceptable to burn-in. I have a widescreen plasma TV, but I won't even play console video games on it because of the parts of the screen in any game that don't change (like health display and other HUD type items that stay on the screen in the same place the entire game). If you try to use a plasma as a normal desktop display device, you'll really be asking for it... |
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Yeah, LCD, LCD Projection, or DLP Projection TV's are a better choice
because they are not susceptible to burn in. JK "Smart Feet" wrote in message . .. No Spam wrote: I've got a Windows MCE 2005 machine with a 9800 Pro installed. A plasma screen will be an upgrade in a few months. I'm wondering if the 9800 Pro can be set to output the correct resolution to the plasma screen. For example, the Dell EDTV resolution is 852 x 480, and the HTDV is 1024 x 768. I'd like to use the DVI port if possible, but if not, then I will probably use the VGA or component inputs. I've heard of a program called Powerstrip being used for special resolutions, but I'd rather not have to use any special program. It would be great to hear from someone who has actually done this. Thanks! You have to be careful about using a PC on a plasma, because plasma is very acceptable to burn-in. I have a widescreen plasma TV, but I won't even play console video games on it because of the parts of the screen in any game that don't change (like health display and other HUD type items that stay on the screen in the same place the entire game). If you try to use a plasma as a normal desktop display device, you'll really be asking for it... |
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Smart Feet wrote:
No Spam wrote: I've got a Windows MCE 2005 machine with a 9800 Pro installed. A plasma screen will be an upgrade in a few months. I'm wondering if the 9800 Pro can be set to output the correct resolution to the plasma screen. For example, the Dell EDTV resolution is 852 x 480, and the HTDV is 1024 x 768. I'd like to use the DVI port if possible, but if not, then I will probably use the VGA or component inputs. I've heard of a program called Powerstrip being used for special resolutions, but I'd rather not have to use any special program. It would be great to hear from someone who has actually done this. Thanks! You have to be careful about using a PC on a plasma, because plasma is very acceptable to burn-in. I have a widescreen plasma TV, but I won't even play console video games on it because of the parts of the screen in any game that don't change (like health display and other HUD type items that stay on the screen in the same place the entire game). If you try to use a plasma as a normal desktop display device, you'll really be asking for it... Mostly just for TV stuff...live TVs, DVDs, movies. I have no plans to use the Windows desktop either, except for the very rare maintenance tasks where I can't use remote desktop. I doubt that there will be much gaming. I plan to put the old 27" CRT to use for gaming. |
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Ive been asking more or less the same question you have. I have a
projection 52 inch RCA HDTV/monitor. It is loaned for a long while from a friend. I paid 100 dollars for an extra long monster video DVI cable to run to my 9800 pro card. I have mixed results. I do use the powerstrip program sometimes, but it doesnt really seem necessary. The 9800 seems to default to only several settings that are recognized by my tv. The powerstrip may be useful, but I have yet to try any "advanced settings". The quality of the picture when playing something from PowerDVD or similar is pretty good. The same results you would expect from playing a low quality video on a 21 inch monitor at 1024x768 or higher. A little pixelated, but pretty good. DVD's are about as good as a standalone dvd player. The problem I seem to find with games is they do not get beyond the opening screens and either do not run, or give errors of various sorts. Command and Conquer for example gives a message to check my DirectX version. I have the latest 9.0c. I believe its a resolution problem that I am trying to figure out. I know the 9800 pro card can look really good. I run the Ati demo stuff like the Chimp demo. It looks stunning. I run it from the "desktop". If I try to launch it as a screensaver, it will not run. So again, there has got to be some sort of middle ground. I do not have the manual to my tv, so selecting options is a little difficult. I dont think its possible. I will get the DVI to RGB converter and try that. I know I can select HDTV settings using that. But DVI does not let me do changes or Zooming features etc... Hope some of this helps, SL "JK" wrote in message ... Yeah, LCD, LCD Projection, or DLP Projection TV's are a better choice because they are not susceptible to burn in. JK "Smart Feet" wrote in message . .. No Spam wrote: I've got a Windows MCE 2005 machine with a 9800 Pro installed. A plasma screen will be an upgrade in a few months. I'm wondering if the 9800 Pro can be set to output the correct resolution to the plasma screen. For example, the Dell EDTV resolution is 852 x 480, and the HTDV is 1024 x 768. I'd like to use the DVI port if possible, but if not, then I will probably use the VGA or component inputs. I've heard of a program called Powerstrip being used for special resolutions, but I'd rather not have to use any special program. It would be great to hear from someone who has actually done this. Thanks! You have to be careful about using a PC on a plasma, because plasma is very acceptable to burn-in. I have a widescreen plasma TV, but I won't even play console video games on it because of the parts of the screen in any game that don't change (like health display and other HUD type items that stay on the screen in the same place the entire game). If you try to use a plasma as a normal desktop display device, you'll really be asking for it... |
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No Spam wrote:
I've got a Windows MCE 2005 machine with a 9800 Pro installed. A plasma screen will be an upgrade in a few months. I'm wondering if the 9800 Pro can be set to output the correct resolution to the plasma screen. For example, the Dell EDTV resolution is 852 x 480, and the HTDV is 1024 x 768. I'd like to use the DVI port if possible, but if not, then I will probably use the VGA or component inputs. I've heard of a program called Powerstrip being used for special resolutions, but I'd rather not have to use any special program. It would be great to hear from someone who has actually done this. If the set supports a "standard" resolution then using the ATI drivers might be possible depending on the degree of overscan you encounter. If it uses a nonstandard resolution (for example the Dell's 852 x 480) and doesn't either (a) accurately report that in a standard manner or (b) come with an appropriate inf file then the ATI drivers are not going to give you a way to set the resolution. For that you would use Powerstrip, which when used for this purpose does nothing fancier than set a new resolution in the list that the ATI driver uses--once it's set up you can remove Powerstrip. Personally I wouldn't spend the bucks for a 1024x768 plasma. Can't display any standard HD mode higher than 480P and that's not much better than SD. It might accept the inputs but then it's going to scale it all to Hell both horizontally and vertically. Better to go with a WXGA that can handle 720P without scaling. Thanks! -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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