External display to HDTV Resolution below native

Although it already looks great at 1400x1050, the fact that I cannot get full HD (1920x1080) on the full HD external monitor I have my laptop connected to is currently vexing me. The TV certainly supports full HD (Sony Bravia KDL-40V2500), and my graphics card supports at least 2048x1536 resolution (nVIDIA also notes: "Integrated HDTV encoder provides analog TV-output (Component/Composite/S-Video) up to 1080i/1080p resolution"), so I'm not sure why I cannot select any resolution above 1400x1050. Both the Windows display settings and nVIDIA control panel limit me to that. I'm guessing it has something to do with the maximum number of vertical pixels being 1080 on the TV.

 

click on Monitor 2 when u are Increasing the resolution in Display Settings.

 

Clicking on Monitor 2 will only work if you are using "Extend Desktop". If you are using "Clone" (seeing the same thing on both your laptop screen on external) you will be limited to the laptop's screen resolution. Have you tried just the HDTV?

Also how are you connecting to your HDTV? HDMI/DVI? VGA? Some TV's with VGA input will limit the resolution on that input. You can also try in Nvdia Control Panel making a custom resolution.

 

I'm working on Monitor 2, both with Extended Desktop and with the laptop monitor off. I'm getting more than the 1280x800 of my laptop but not full HD.

I'm connecting via VGA. I'll look into the custom resolution settings in the nVIDIA control panel.

 

Do this. Go into Nvidia Control Panel and select "Setup Multiple Displays". Then Select "Use only one Display", and select your HDTV.

 

Damn manuals are awesome! Sorry had to say it. Your VGA input only supports up to 1400x1050.

 

Wow, and your Component Input only supports 1080i. The only input on your TV that supports 1080p is HDMI.

 

Isnt that a common knowledge by now?

thats why Blu-ray exists.

 

I know someone else with the same TV who was able to get 1920x1080 with VGA. You can certainly display stuff in 1080p without blu-ray. Like, I don't know, the Windows desktop. And I don't think the second I put a blu-ray disc in the resolution would magically change.

Whatever. NBR's getting old anyways, not like I'm looking to buy anything for a laptop these days anyways. Maybe another forum can provide some better help. And who knows, maybe they'll even have functional "edit" buttons.

 

Not sure what you mean by that. There are many devices that support
1080p over component. And Blu-Ray has nothing to do with it.

Anyways, sorry if I rubbed you the wrong way Appolo. But seriously, this is YOUR HDTV, I would have thought the first thing you would do (even more so after I said some TV's VGA inputs support lower resolution), you might have looked at your manual. No big deal. I was just trying to help, and poke a little fun Because I looked up the manual for your TV. And in it, is says the highest resolution supported via your VGA port is the one you said above.

And yes you are correct, the second you put a Blu-Ray disc in, it would not change the resolution, because as stated before you vga supports lower then 1920x1080. The reason I made my component comment is because you might have been able to use a vga to component cable and maybe have some success.

I do not know what other help you can expect from a forum. I mean I just did more then you did for your own equipment. Just sounds like you are taking out your frustration a little bit. Which I understand, I would be irratated too.

What kind of laptop do you have? Do you have DVI or HDMI out? If not, you could look into a VGA to HDMI converter, that supports 1080p. Normally these are kind of a crock. But seeing how your TV only supports 1080p via HDMI, it actually might work out well for you. But they are expensive (I believe around the $300 mark). We have a few of them around the office and they do work well for some special needs.

 

I believe the saying goes "looking for love, in all the wrong places."

I googled your model #, got the product page, and then pulled down the PDF of the manual. Here's a screenshot that explains your troubles. If you know someone with the same TV, my guess is they have a slightly different model # than you. You're stuck with 1400x1050 over VGA. Sorry bud. You could do 1080i over Component cables, but that's about the only way.