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    HDMI Connection

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Ardent, Nov 16, 2007.

  1. Ardent

    Ardent Notebook Guru

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    When I connect my laptop to my hd tv, I get choppy video. It's watchable, but it's kinda annoying. The video on the tv has this line that goes down and down again. Anyone have any clue how to fix this?
     
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  2. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    what are your laptop specs?
     
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    cotton_mouth Notebook Geek

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    i have this same problem. in addition, when i connect my laptop to my hdtv, i get a refresh rate of only 30 Hz, which makes my screen look kinda laggy...like as if the FPS is very little.

    my computer is DV2500t T7100 1.8 Ghz 2 GB ram 120 GB 14.1 inch display nvidia 8400G...
     
    cotton_mouth, Nov 16, 2007
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  4. Ardent

    Ardent Notebook Guru

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    My laptop is a DV9500T with 8600 GS video card, 2 gig of ram, 32-bit Window Home Premium, and Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7300 @ 2.00GHz.
     
    Ardent, Nov 16, 2007
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    Ardent Notebook Guru

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    Anyone have any idea?
     
    Ardent, Dec 4, 2007
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    Two things you can do regarding hardware. First go to display properties and adjust the settings to the settings on your tv (resolution, refresh rate, ect.) Secondly you want to change the settings on your tv to match your laptop output. Regarding choppy video, make sure you have updated video card drivers. You might also want to try a different media player if you are using windows media player. If you are using media center, you can't change the video player software, but if you are running your computer from the operating system, then a program such as VLC or Divx may improve the quality of your video.
     
    Masaki 7-11, Dec 6, 2007
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    Ardent Notebook Guru

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    Ok, thanks. I tried changing the resolution, but I never thought of using a different player because I always use MPC.
     
    Ardent, Dec 7, 2007
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  8. Masaki 7-11

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    If you use VLC, there are a good number of options to improve image quality and boost the frame rate. Post processing, deinterlacing and directx output are some of the options which I found in VLC that help improve image quality. There should also be add-ons for WMP and Divx which improve image quality by providing these options. What format are your videos in? (DVD [MPEG-2], AVI, H.264, ect.)
     
    Masaki 7-11, Dec 7, 2007
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    TechStock Notebook Consultant

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    It could also be the design of the HDTV. Mine HDTV prefers the RGB input from a PC vs HDMI. Apparently it was designed for the HDMI to be from DVD/AV equipment. It is an inexpensive HDTV for my office. Video is ok thru the HDMI but text is tough.
     
    TechStock, Dec 7, 2007
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