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    Problems with Output to HDTV

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Witherwack, Feb 28, 2007.

  1. Witherwack

    Witherwack Newbie

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    I have connected my laptop via a docking station to a Samsung HDTV.

    I have changed the output from the laptop to Digital and I now get a picture on my TV, however the size of the picture is about the same size as my laptop screen.

    Anyone have any ideas?

    Thanks
     
  2. Artood2s

    Artood2s Notebook Enthusiast

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    Size or resolution???
     
  3. cnjvh

    cnjvh Notebook Enthusiast

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    You need to change your desktop resolution to the native resolution of your TV. For almost all LCD, Plasma, or DLP based widescreen sets, this will be 1280x720. Be aware that all of your task bar may not be visible as all HDTV sets overscan the video inputs to hide data that is encoded in lines that are intended to be outside the viewing area (for example Closed Captioning which is encoded in the first 5 video lines). If your lucky, your Samsung will have a PC mode that will allow you to disable the overscan, but not all do this.

    If your Samsung and laptop has VGA connetors, use those @ 1280x720 instead of HDMI. You sill still get full HD resolution but no overscan as TV's with VGA inputs don't overscan them as it is expected you will have a PC source connected to it, not a video source with enccoded data lines.
     
  4. cnjvh

    cnjvh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Oh, BTW, if you use the VGA connector method,you may have to set your desktop to 1280x768, not 1280 x 720. Some TV's only accept 1280x768 over their VGA inputs. Try both and see what works.
     
  5. waverider969

    waverider969 Notebook Consultant

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    I set my DV6000t nVidia go 7400 to max resulution but I still get black bars on side of image when displaying on my 50" HD widescreen. Hope I don't get burn in while watchin a movie on my lappy.
     
  6. aphexacid

    aphexacid Notebook Consultant

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    Thats because if your TV is an LCD its most likely 1366x768 natively.

    If your video card cant detect that resolution, the only solution for you will be to go into your tv's settings and stretch the x & y so that it fits the TV.

    i had to do this with my xbox 360 and VGA. 360 max resolution is 1360 x 768, my tv is 1366 x 768. i had to stretch it 6 pixel.

    but MAN it looks good.
     
  7. waverider969

    waverider969 Notebook Consultant

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    Good idea, but I don't think all of the newer Plasma TV's have an X & Y strech adjustment. I have a 50" Vizio plsam and I don't remember seeing anything of this sort in the setup menus when I looked. It would be nice though cause then I can adjust the screen for those widescreen movies that are not true widescreen and display 1" - 2" black bars at top and bottom. Also PS2 outpuuted games suffer from same thing on these Tv's