Graphic problems

[Romy]

I wasn't really sure where to post this thread, so I hope you won't get mad if I posted in the wrong forum :rolleyes:

Well, my thing is; I've set up a connection from my lap-top to my TV. I'm surprised that I even managed to see the picture, though when I'm looking at the desktop, the sharpness seems to be rather bad. It's like the letters beneath any icon floats out. When I start a movie or somthing similar, the picture's sharpness is really good, which tells me that it's only the letters in the windows that are bad.

How come? and what can I do to solve this problem?

PS: I've connected with a video-S cabel.

I couldn't find any feedback on this in any other thread, so I hope there are some persons here that are able to enlight me ;)

Thanks (I hope) :D

\\Romy

[SufferWell1396]

the only thing that comes to mind on me is Resolutions. Televisions dont support such resolutions but were made for things such as Movies.

[Romy]

Well, that might of course be..

But I've read in many forums that it's nothing but possible to get a picture with just about perfect sharpness and such.. :)

\\Romy

[pangea33]

Well, that might of course be..

But I've read in many forums that it's nothing but possible to get a picture with just about perfect sharpness and such.. :)

\\Romy
The sharpness of movies and things like that can meet tv quality. A direct HDMI connection to HDTV can probably yield decent clarity for your typical computer desktop display. Anyone claiming PC monitor quality on their TV through an S-Video cable is full of crap. I assure you've I tried it so many ways, as have many others. That's the sharpness you're stuck with...it stinks, I know.

Search: Key Word(s): s-video
http://pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=49840&highlight=s-video

Search: Key Word(s): television ; Forum: General Discussion or PC Hardware and child forums
http://pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=48805&highlight=television
http://pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=45022&highlight=television
http://pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30419&highlight=television
http://pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28709&highlight=television
http://pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27085&highlight=television

Good computer monitors, typically have a dot pitch in the range 0.23mm-0.26mm.

http://www.dansdata.com/gz029.htm
TV manufacturers seldom even quote dot pitches for their sets, but you can bet on a mainstream $AU700/$US500-ish 68cm/27" set not being significantly finer than 0.7mm.

The highest quality SDTV CRTs manage a dot pitch of around 0.4mm.

A 0.7mm-pitch 68cm TV has a 27 inch viewable diagonal, 1.5 times bigger than the 18 inches of a "19 inch" monitor (TVs, unlike CRT monitors, don't generally rip you off by one inch under their quoted diagonal size), but 640 by 480 will still be the approximate limit of its resolving power.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Video
Separate video, abbreviated S-Video and also known as Y/C (or erroneously, S-VHS and "super video") is an analog video signal that carries the video data as two separate signals (brightness and color), unlike composite video which carries the entire set of signals in one signal line. S-Video, as most commonly implemented, carries high-bandwidth 480i or 576i resolution video, i.e. standard definition video.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDTV
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/Tech-Corner/f_technology_corner-04.07.04.shtml

[Romy]

Thanks a lot for very good answers, and useful links and quotes ;)

Now just a quick question; Could this perhaps be better by using a D-sub cabel?

\\Romy

[pangea33]

I am not clear on something here. Are you talking about connecting to a tv simply because you have one, or do you also have the option of connecting to an external display other than tv? I had a notebook with a bad display, so I had to use something external. Connecting a regular PC monitor to my vga out worked awesome. I expected the same max resolution my lcd could display, which was 1024x768. The onboard video could support 1600x1200 on the external though. Same goes for extended desktop to an external, using my new notebook with functioning display. No problems with the dual video.

If you're stuck with a television as your secondary monitor all is not lost. Just be realistic about what you use that display for, and you'll be fine. I used mine to display winamp, run movies, and run games. Certain games probably wouldn't be supported by certain hardware, but Tiger Woods 2006 looks great on my buddies 52" TV via S-Video.

If your onboard display is burnt out and you're out of options, buy a cheap 17" crt to hook up. It works fine for the most part.

[Romy]

Aight ;) ;)

\\Romy