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Smackre · 12-19-2005, 04:33 PM

How do i get my svide port on my laptop to output in a 16:9 picture? right now is a 4:3 screen. And it dont fit my 16:9 tv very good.

Also has anyone tried using a dvi - hdmi cord to input to a TV?

Wingless · 12-20-2005, 09:13 PM

There should be some software preferences you can play around with on your laptop to change the aspect ratio. Could you tell us more about your machine?

Mbnfc · 12-20-2005, 10:10 PM

yeah your post need more info like type of TV and laptop.

s-video can only do 640x480 max so it will look shitty on an HDTV. if you want to stretch out the image to fill the whole tv, messing with ratio options on your TV can usually stretch out the image but it will look even shittier.

i have used my laptops vga out and connected it to my TV that has vga in. if your laptop has dvi and your tv hdmi, then you can do the same thing. you will just need a dvi to hdmi cable. find out the max resolution of your tv and change your laptops resolution to your TVs max. connect your laptop to your tv, then set the output to monitor.

Smackre · 12-21-2005, 07:06 AM

Laptop is a Dell Inspiron 9300 with nvidia 6800 vide card. It has a VGA / DVI-D / SVideo out options. Right now im using a Svideo and the image qaulity aint bad since i got monster cables. But i realy think it can be better.

The TV is a 42" LCD Projection HDTV. It has Svideo / HDMI / Component / Composite Inputs.

Biggest problem im having is getting my laptop to output in 16:9. Right now it sees i have a TV hooked up to it and defaults to 4:3 for some reason. And it dont give me any option to change it.

I realy think my best option is DVI-D to HDMI. But when i read the manual for the TV it says on the HDMI port. "This is not made for use with a Computer." Not sure what that is about.

Dilbert1234567 · 12-22-2005, 11:17 PM

I have a DVI-D to HDMI, it’s a bitch to get setup, and takes a while to get perfect. svideo can not do 16x9 as far as I know, as Mbnfc said. As for the dvi to hdmi, I had to make a custom resolution with the ATI HDTV setup. it takes a while to get it right, the best suggestion to do it is get a second computer, use a remote control software (like tight VNC) and remote control the laptop with this second computer so you can tweak it wile you are displaying, otherwise you will have a blank screen to look at while you try to make adjustments.

12-19-2005, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Smackre Addict	Svideo output How do i get my svide port on my laptop to output in a 16:9 picture? right now is a 4:3 screen. And it dont fit my 16:9 tv very good. Also has anyone tried using a dvi - hdmi cord to input to a TV? __________________ Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800

12-20-2005, 09:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wingless Psycho Location: Metro Detroit, Mich, USA	There should be some software preferences you can play around with on your laptop to change the aspect ratio. Could you tell us more about your machine? __________________ Tommy Nibs is a funny word. So here I am, above palm trees, so straight and tall... You are, smaller getting smaller, but I still see... you. Jimmy Eat World - Goodbye Sky Harbor

12-21-2005, 07:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Smackre Addict	Laptop is a Dell Inspiron 9300 with nvidia 6800 vide card. It has a VGA / DVI-D / SVideo out options. Right now im using a Svideo and the image qaulity aint bad since i got monster cables. But i realy think it can be better. The TV is a 42" LCD Projection HDTV. It has Svideo / HDMI / Component / Composite Inputs. Biggest problem im having is getting my laptop to output in 16:9. Right now it sees i have a TV hooked up to it and defaults to 4:3 for some reason. And it dont give me any option to change it. I realy think my best option is DVI-D to HDMI. But when i read the manual for the TV it says on the HDMI port. "This is not made for use with a Computer." Not sure what that is about. __________________ Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800

12-22-2005, 11:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	I have a DVI-D to HDMI, it’s a bitch to get setup, and takes a while to get perfect. svideo can not do 16x9 as far as I know, as Mbnfc said. As for the dvi to hdmi, I had to make a custom resolution with the ATI HDTV setup. it takes a while to get it right, the best suggestion to do it is get a second computer, use a remote control software (like tight VNC) and remote control the laptop with this second computer so you can tweak it wile you are displaying, otherwise you will have a blank screen to look at while you try to make adjustments. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

12-20-2005, 10:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mbnfc Upright	yeah your post need more info like type of TV and laptop. s-video can only do 640x480 max so it will look shitty on an HDTV. if you want to stretch out the image to fill the whole tv, messing with ratio options on your TV can usually stretch out the image but it will look even shittier. i have used my laptops vga out and connected it to my TV that has vga in. if your laptop has dvi and your tv hdmi, then you can do the same thing. you will just need a dvi to hdmi cable. find out the max resolution of your tv and change your laptops resolution to your TVs max. connect your laptop to your tv, then set the output to monitor.