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    FZ and HDMI!! overlaps the tv screen.

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Bomdy, Jun 24, 2007.

  1. Bomdy

    Bomdy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just like it reads, when i connect the lappy to the Big Screen (61") I get an image bigger than the actual screen. (the tv shows 1080p but when I set the tv to 4:3 aspect, I was surprise to see that the image came in not blown, out but cut off!) I've tried every work around I could think of...and nothing. Both of my tv's 61" and 37" do the same. No matter what setting I get it on.

    What's the point?!!! the image looks superb I must say, but it's just too big (or cut out).
    To watch the Blu-ray I must keep it in a windowed area not the full screen, Or I loose part of the image.

    The other Issue it's the HDMI audio out settings on the Intervideo BD for vaio Seems to be disabled. Do we have to upgrade that software to get fully control over the audio!

    Let me hear your thoughts, and possibly solutions.

    Also seems to be a bit touchy about HDCP.
     
    Bomdy, Jun 24, 2007
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  2. kozzney

    kozzney Notebook Evangelist

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    try changing the resolution that your laptop is outputting. right click on desktop, go to whatever graphics properties you have and change the resolution of monitor 2
     
    kozzney, Jun 24, 2007
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  3. Bomdy

    Bomdy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, that was the feel thing I did. And Nothing, I get better results using the VGA Port. With the VGA I almost accomplish perfection at 1360x768.
     
    Bomdy, Jun 24, 2007
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    koiking Notebook Consultant

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    try turning off the LCD display completely? use the big screen as primary display. Fn key + F* key should work
     
    koiking, Jun 24, 2007
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    Yes.. this works for me !!! :)

    you might also need to change the resolution and play around with each resolution. to make the font more noticeable you need to change the DPI setting to 120 or more.
     
    Nightkidzzz, Jun 24, 2007
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    Bomdy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, this is what seems to work for me!

    Set the TV as main, with the lappy LCD turned off. Resolution one notch below the 1920x1080, I think it's 1760 X???. When I do that I can see the whole content of my desktop. However, it also comes with a beautiful green border that fills the rest of the screen. (since I'm not using the 1080p resolution).
    but when I play blu-ray discs the whole screen gets blown to normal size, but it trims some of the side borders of the movie.

    This is a semi-fix for the issue I'm having, but I'd like Nvidia to comup with an upgrade so we can have more control on setting the resolution/screen sizes.

    Again, VGA rocks, but The audio it's a wack!
     
    Bomdy, Jun 25, 2007
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