Hd Tv + Laptop

ok i've connected my laptop to my hd tv, it is definetly 1920x1080 but when i put my laptop onto this resolution my monitor's screen get's small and squished and also the colours go really weird. is it because im using vga??? the same happens when i use my desktop pc on vga although it is a rather old desktop, using a radeon 9600 TX

 

i've seen now quite a few tv's and beamers that don't accept 1920x1080 directly from a vga source (while vga can deliver it with ease.. i have a 1920x1200 24" screen on vga running, works great).

i guess the tv is blocking the simple thing. but it may just be a setting. do you have the option to test out a hdmi cable from laptop to tv?

 

Your post is not clear. what is the display mode : Single, extended or clone ?

What do you mean ? When you set your laptop’s internal display to 1920x1080 or when you set your external display (TV) to 1920x1080? and which display gets small ??

Can your TV handle 1920x1080 over VGA ? (check the documentation). What is the model of your TV ?

 

when i set my laptop to display at 1920x1080 on the tv the tv looks as though it's on 4:3, my tv is a toshiba regza 37xv505, i don't know if it does or not.


edit: tried to make it clearer

 

According to the specs listed at_Toshiba site, PC input is only WXGA, which means the resolution is limited to 1366x768. You'll have to use HDMI to get 1980x1080.

 

ah ok, thanks for the info, now to buy a vga to hdmi cable...

 

i just realised though that im using 1400x1050 :S you said it's limited to 1336x768

 

it's the same max i get on my beamer with vga: 1400x1050.

vga to hdmi doesn't work directly. this needs a converter box, which is expensive i think.

i bet it's artificially blocked

 

Yea i just noticed, i really was looking forward to full hd from my laptop x.x' both my laptop and pc only have vga x.x'

 

1400x1050 is a rather unusual resolution. But as I said before, _Toshiba technical specs says PC Input: WXGA (which is 1366x768), maybe that is the maximum Wide screen resolution it can display, while 1400x1050 could be the maximum 4:3 resolution.

A full HD VGA to HDMI converter will cost you at least a couple of hundred USDs. But there are some cheap converters on eBay that can take in a VGA signal of up to 1600x1200 and convert/upscale it to a 1080p digital signal (HDMI with audio). But I don’t think that will improve anything, as you can already reach 720p or 1400x1050 4:3. There is no point in getting anything short of a true 1080p converter.

 

ouch that's gonna hurt.. i can't afford stuff like that no other options?

 

1336x768 (720p) is a pretty decent resolution on a 37” for movies. Set it to that, and you should be able to enjoy videos at full screen 16:9 aspect ratio.

Cheaper converters (either VGA to HDMI or VGA to Component) doesn’t support more than 720p. Therefore I guess you are out of options.

 

oh well, guess i just have to wait until i get enough money together for a new desktop, my first build it shall have hdmi or atleast dvi so i can get a dvi to hdmi cable xD

 

For me atleast, I find that since my regular Laptop resolution is 1440 x 900, the T.V screen does not shrink, but if I change the resolution to 1920 x 1200 (when connected to the T.V), the image shrinks.