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    HDMI out

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by shareque, May 12, 2011.

  1. shareque

    shareque Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my m14x recently and got an HDMI cable to connect it to my TV.
    My problem is that the picture looks really weird, kinda like when you connect a regular non-HD cable box to an HD tv.
    Does anyone know how to fix this?
     
    shareque, May 12, 2011
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    Jetbo Notebook Consultant

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    change the resolution to a native resolution of the screen by going to graphics options in nvidia control panel
     
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    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    That......
     
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    shareque Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thats not the problem, the image looks all, Televisiony, and i want it to look all Computery, so to speak. Is there a way to do that?
     
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  5. takeabyte

    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    Got a spare HDMI cable laying around? Maybe you got a bad one..
     
    takeabyte, May 12, 2011
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    Tried another one but it didnt help
     
    shareque, May 12, 2011
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    I believe it's the TV. Monitors have different display qualities compared to TV ones. How old is your TV? Is it new? 1080p? 720p? What's the brand? vizio? toshiba?
     
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    its a 1080p Polaroid 22"
     
    shareque, May 12, 2011
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    its the tv....
     
    ted264, May 12, 2011
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