>overlapped the edges of the TV (so I couldn't see the edges of the screen).
I had set this up for a friend, and you just need to look in the HDTV
settings for over-scanning, or something with similar terminology. Turn it
off for the input you are going to use(HMDI, DVI, VGA, Component, SVideo,
Composite) so the image doesn't get clipped. There are no settings in the OS
for this because your HDTV is clipping the edges of your PC/MAC output, and
then it blows up the output to fill the screen, which results in a blurry
image.
As for getting a video card with DVI output, I would look on online for
video cards, because the ones in the local stores charge almost twice as
much as you can get them online.
On Dec 20, 2007 6:48 PM, SJS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> begin quoting gossamer axe as of Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 05:50:04PM -0800:
> > I have an LCD HDTV that has a HDMI port. What do I need (or can I do
> this)
> > to run my PC into it and use the TV as a monitor? I tried to flip over
> the
> > TV and see the port, it didn't look like a standard VGA cable would go
> in
> > there.
>
> You can get DVI to HDMI cables for relatively cheap.
>
> So if you can get a DVI output, you can plug it in to an HDMI TV.
>
> I tried this with a mac mini. I was not terribly impressed. The best
> resolution on the mini still didn't look very nice on the TV, and all
> overlapped the edges of the TV (so I couldn't see the edges of the
> screen).
>
> Hopefully X will give you finer control on your resolution than
> what I could get with the Mini.
>
> > If I can get this to work, do I need to modify my xorg.conf to use a
> > different resolution than 1024 x 768? Or do I just set that on my TV?
>
> Depends on your TV.
>
> Do you have a 720{p,i} or 1080{p,i} TV?
>
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> TIAS, really, is what it comes down to.
> Stewart Stremler
>
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