GeForce 7800GT - latest drivers - TV Out Resolution issue

"rhox" wrote in message
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| Sam wrote:
| "rhox" wrote in message
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| | Sam wrote:
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| | | Thanks Sam, that works. I just wish I didn't have to
reboot
| | anytime I
| | | want to re-enable Dualview.
| |
| | Glad to hear it worked. I know what you mean, I hate
rebooting
| too,
| | it's annoying. At least now we know it's a software issue
and
| not
| | hardware since we both have different cards. When I get a
| chance,
| | I'm going to let Nvidia know about the problem and
hopefully
| it'll
| | get fixed in the near future.
| |
| |
| | Mhmm. It doesn't happen with two actual monitors.
|
| With two monitors, you can change the settings on the fly
without
| losing the dual-view option?
|
|
| Actually I'm not sure. I haven't tried to disconnect the 2nd
monitor
| while leaving the computer on and replugging it.

I didn't structure my question very clearly. I wasn't referring to
disconnecting and replugging the second monitor. I was trying to
confirm what I 'thought' you said. Did you mean with a 2 monitor
setup, you don't lose the dual-view option when you make changes
like you can with the tv & monitor setup? Or where you refering to
not having to reboot when you said, "It doesn't happen with two
actual monitors."?

"Mr.E Solved!" wrote in message
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| Sam wrote:
|
|
| What's SLI and what does it do?
|
| Sam
|
|
| http://www.slizone.com/page/home.html

Thanks, I'll check it out

"Sam" wrote in message
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"McG." wrote in message
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| "Sam" wrote in message
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| "rhox" wrote in message
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| | Sam wrote:
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| | | Thanks Sam, that works. I just wish I didn't have to
reboot
| | anytime I
| | | want to re-enable Dualview.
| |
| | Glad to hear it worked. I know what you mean, I hate
rebooting
| too,
| | it's annoying. At least now we know it's a software issue
and
| not
| | hardware since we both have different cards. When I get a
| chance,
| | I'm going to let Nvidia know about the problem and
hopefully
| it'll
| | get fixed in the near future.
| |
| |
| | Mhmm. It doesn't happen with two actual monitors.
|
| With two monitors, you can change the settings on the fly
without
| losing the dual-view option?
|
|
| Yeah, I use DualView and two monitors fulltime, occasionally add
a
| third. All mine are on DVI, but that doesn't make a difference
to the
| DualView. What does make a negative difference (IMO) is coming
out of
| SLI everything has to be redone, even when saving/loading
profile. And,
| the driver still requires a reboot going into and coming out of
SLI.
| Crap. But you can change all the other display settings on the
fly
| without rebooting.
|
| AMD A64 X2 4800+
| Gigabyte GA K8N SLI
| 2 gigs PC3200
| 2 7800GTX 256 meg SLI
| 2 Samsung 204B, 1 Samsung 930B
| XP Pro x64
|
| McG.

What's SLI and what does it do?

Sam


Scalable Link Interface. It combines the use of two (or even more)
GPUs to accelerate full screen 3D apps for one display. Some 3D
applications probably make use of it for real time display of 3D scenes
being modelled. For most of us, games benefit from increased
performance, even at higher resolutions.
The current nature of this form of SLI means that multiple displays
aren't possible. You have your choice of which connected display to use
when going to SLI mode.
It's, in short, another way to Go Faster.
McG.

Sam wrote:
"rhox" wrote in message
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| Sam wrote:
| "rhox" wrote in message
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| | Sam wrote:
| | snip
| | | Thanks Sam, that works. I just wish I didn't have to
reboot
| | anytime I
| | | want to re-enable Dualview.
| |
| | Glad to hear it worked. I know what you mean, I hate
rebooting
| too,
| | it's annoying. At least now we know it's a software issue
and
| not
| | hardware since we both have different cards. When I get a
| chance,
| | I'm going to let Nvidia know about the problem and
hopefully
| it'll
| | get fixed in the near future.
| |
| |
| | Mhmm. It doesn't happen with two actual monitors.
|
| With two monitors, you can change the settings on the fly
without
| losing the dual-view option?
|
|
| Actually I'm not sure. I haven't tried to disconnect the 2nd
monitor
| while leaving the computer on and replugging it.

I didn't structure my question very clearly. I wasn't referring to
disconnecting and replugging the second monitor. I was trying to
confirm what I 'thought' you said. Did you mean with a 2 monitor
setup, you don't lose the dual-view option when you make changes
like you can with the tv & monitor setup? Or where you refering to
not having to reboot when you said, "It doesn't happen with two
actual monitors."?



I meant that I don't lose the Dualview option if I change back to single
display mode.

"rhox" wrote in message
...
| Sam wrote:
| "rhox" wrote in message
| ...
| | Sam wrote:
| | "rhox" wrote in message
| | ...
| | | Sam wrote:
| | | snip
| | | | Thanks Sam, that works. I just wish I didn't have to
| reboot
| | | anytime I
| | | | want to re-enable Dualview.
| | |
| | | Glad to hear it worked. I know what you mean, I hate
| rebooting
| | too,
| | | it's annoying. At least now we know it's a software
issue
| and
| | not
| | | hardware since we both have different cards. When I get
a
| | chance,
| | | I'm going to let Nvidia know about the problem and
| hopefully
| | it'll
| | | get fixed in the near future.
| | |
| | |
| | | Mhmm. It doesn't happen with two actual monitors.
| |
| | With two monitors, you can change the settings on the fly
| without
| | losing the dual-view option?
| |
| |
| | Actually I'm not sure. I haven't tried to disconnect the 2nd
| monitor
| | while leaving the computer on and replugging it.
|
| I didn't structure my question very clearly. I wasn't referring
to
| disconnecting and replugging the second monitor. I was trying
to
| confirm what I 'thought' you said. Did you mean with a 2
monitor
| setup, you don't lose the dual-view option when you make
changes
| like you can with the tv & monitor setup? Or where you refering
to
| not having to reboot when you said, "It doesn't happen with two
| actual monitors."?
|
|
|
| I meant that I don't lose the Dualview option if I change back to
single
| display mode.

That's a really interesting point that you brought up. My initial
thought of being a software issue was incorrect, it is a hardware
limitation. Now it makes sence. A monitor is able to operate with a
bi-directional signal of sending and receiving where a standard TV
only receives. The software doesn't receive a signal back from the
TV and by default hides the dualview option. It's not likely that
Nvidia can fix this problem. Looks like we're stuck with this
annoying feature.

"McG." wrote in message
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| "Sam" wrote in message
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| "McG." wrote in message
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| | "Sam" wrote in message
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| | "rhox" wrote in message
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| | | Sam wrote:
| | | snip
| | | | Thanks Sam, that works. I just wish I didn't have to
| reboot
| | | anytime I
| | | | want to re-enable Dualview.
| | |
| | | Glad to hear it worked. I know what you mean, I hate
| rebooting
| | too,
| | | it's annoying. At least now we know it's a software
issue
| and
| | not
| | | hardware since we both have different cards. When I get
a
| | chance,
| | | I'm going to let Nvidia know about the problem and
| hopefully
| | it'll
| | | get fixed in the near future.
| | |
| | |
| | | Mhmm. It doesn't happen with two actual monitors.
| |
| | With two monitors, you can change the settings on the fly
| without
| | losing the dual-view option?
| |
| |
| | Yeah, I use DualView and two monitors fulltime, occasionally
add
| a
| | third. All mine are on DVI, but that doesn't make a
difference
| to the
| | DualView. What does make a negative difference (IMO) is
coming
| out of
| | SLI everything has to be redone, even when saving/loading
| profile. And,
| | the driver still requires a reboot going into and coming out
of
| SLI.
| | Crap. But you can change all the other display settings on
the
| fly
| | without rebooting.
| |
| | AMD A64 X2 4800+
| | Gigabyte GA K8N SLI
| | 2 gigs PC3200
| | 2 7800GTX 256 meg SLI
| | 2 Samsung 204B, 1 Samsung 930B
| | XP Pro x64
| |
| | McG.
|
| What's SLI and what does it do?
|
| Sam
|
|
| Scalable Link Interface. It combines the use of two (or even
more)
| GPUs to accelerate full screen 3D apps for one display. Some 3D
| applications probably make use of it for real time display of 3D
scenes
| being modelled. For most of us, games benefit from increased
| performance, even at higher resolutions.
| The current nature of this form of SLI means that multiple
displays
| aren't possible. You have your choice of which connected display
to use
| when going to SLI mode.
| It's, in short, another way to Go Faster.
| McG.

That's interesting, I'm going to look more into this. Thanks for
the explanation.

Sam wrote:
| I meant that I don't lose the Dualview option if I change back to
single
| display mode.

That's a really interesting point that you brought up. My initial
thought of being a software issue was incorrect, it is a hardware
limitation. Now it makes sence. A monitor is able to operate with a
bi-directional signal of sending and receiving where a standard TV
only receives. The software doesn't receive a signal back from the
TV and by default hides the dualview option. It's not likely that
Nvidia can fix this problem. Looks like we're stuck with this
annoying feature.


I didn't know that. Thanks for the extra knowledge, Sam. Sounds
understandable. I don't like having to reboot, but it isn't something
that is too hard to deal with. I don't use the TV all that much, so it
should be fine.