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    LCD TV stuck in some "out of range" resolution, cant change it through NVIDIA, any suggestions ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by shol, Sep 27, 2008.

  1. shol

    shol Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there.

    Running XPS 1530 laptop, and I managed to change the resolution on the TV to something it cannot read or figure out, and when I am in the NVIDIA modes and i try and function F8, everything is fine when it is clone, or dual screen, but as soon as I have just the TV as the screen it reads whatever the res is that it cant and will just say out of range or sometimes come up with a garbled screen which I have tried to memorize to try and "fix" it but so far no good.

    Unfortunately if you change the TV resolution in any of the other modes (with the laptop working at the same time) the resolution is fine and changable, however I have yet to figure out how to force it in TV mode to go back to say 800 x 600 or something it can read.

    Very frustrating, any suggestions ?
     
    shol, Sep 27, 2008
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  2. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    Try going to Nvidia control panel and changing the resolution from there.
     
    Harper2.0, Sep 27, 2008
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  3. shol

    shol Notebook Consultant

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    its an ACER TV and it finally rescanned by itself one time to 1028 x 768 so I was then able to adjust it to a resolution that would work.

    What is really weird is if I do it in clone mode it runs 1440 x 900 flawless, however as soon as I make it the only display it will not run in that resolution.

    Thanks :)

     
    shol, Sep 27, 2008
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  4. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    It sounds more like its your computer than the tv.

    edit. what is the native resolution of the tv?
     
    nizzy1115, Sep 28, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    your answer was pretty funny. did you read the title? :rolleyes:
     
    nizzy1115, Sep 28, 2008
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  6. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    I read the post and the op mentioned using the f8 button on the keyboard. There was no mention of the control panel.
     
    Harper2.0, Sep 28, 2008
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  7. Ayle

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    Try reducing the resolution of your main scrren to the minimum before switching the display.
     
    Ayle, Sep 28, 2008
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