poor TV out quality

Mr T · 2006-01-26, 14:20

Hi,

I am thinking of turning my existing PC into a HTPC. Its spec is
Athlon 64 3200+
MSI RS480 mobo
1Gb RAM
X600 pro
no TV card at present

As a test to see what Divx playback was like on my TV i connected the pc up using the svideo connection. The picture quality was really bad, much worse than my modded xbox playing the same divx's. It also would not display in 16:9 widescreen, in fact WinXP wouldn't even let me set my resolution to anything other than the standard 4:3 resolutions (640x480, 800x600 etc)

My TV is a panasonic tx32pl10 (a 32inch widescreen CRT) and has a great picture when playing DVD's etc from 'normal' consumer electronics devices.

Is TV out always this bad from a PC to a non HDTV? Its a bit of a show stopper as i cant watch TV with a picture that bad.

Mr T

ammm · 2006-01-26, 14:28

Set a lower resolution (720x576 if you have a pal crt for example) and enable theater mode in ati driver!!!
This worked for me even if I've good a really poor 9200....

Mr T · 2006-01-26, 14:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by ammm

Set a lower resolution (720x576 if you have a pal crt for example) and enable theater mode in ati driver!!!
This worked for me even if I've good a really poor 9200....

problem is is cant set it to that resulution as its not an option

ammm · 2006-01-26, 15:04

did you install latest ati diver (6.1 if I can remember) with ati control center???

Mr T · 2006-01-26, 15:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by ammm

did you install latest ati diver (6.1 if I can remember) with ati control center???

I think it was 5.9 or something like that, a fairly late one

ammm · 2006-01-26, 15:42

uhm strange, do you have both monitor and crt?!?
try to unplug the monitor or set the same resolution to both

Mr T · 2006-01-27, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by ammm

uhm strange, do you have both monitor and crt?!?
try to unplug the monitor or set the same resolution to both

i just had the TV plugged in. Should it know that its a TV and not a monitor?

ammm · 2006-01-27, 13:37

try latest driver!
I think this can solve!

Infrared · 2006-01-27, 14:35

use powerstrip to have any resolution you want and much more

Mr T · 2006-01-27, 16:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infrared

use powerstrip to have any resolution you want and much more

Doesn't powerstrip only work for VGA output?

2006-01-26, 14:20	#1 (permalink)
Mr T Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	poor TV out quality Hi, I am thinking of turning my existing PC into a HTPC. Its spec is Athlon 64 3200+ MSI RS480 mobo 1Gb RAM X600 pro no TV card at present As a test to see what Divx playback was like on my TV i connected the pc up using the svideo connection. The picture quality was really bad, much worse than my modded xbox playing the same divx's. It also would not display in 16:9 widescreen, in fact WinXP wouldn't even let me set my resolution to anything other than the standard 4:3 resolutions (640x480, 800x600 etc) My TV is a panasonic tx32pl10 (a 32inch widescreen CRT) and has a great picture when playing DVD's etc from 'normal' consumer electronics devices. Is TV out always this bad from a PC to a non HDTV? Its a bit of a show stopper as i cant watch TV with a picture that bad. Mr T

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2006-01-26, 14:28	#2 (permalink)
ammm Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Set a lower resolution (720x576 if you have a pal crt for example) and enable theater mode in ati driver!!! This worked for me even if I've good a really poor 9200....

2006-01-26, 15:04	#4 (permalink)
ammm Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	did you install latest ati diver (6.1 if I can remember) with ati control center???

2006-01-26, 15:42	#6 (permalink)
ammm Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	uhm strange, do you have both monitor and crt?!? try to unplug the monitor or set the same resolution to both

2006-01-27, 13:37	#8 (permalink)
ammm Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	try latest driver! I think this can solve!

2006-01-27, 14:35	#9 (permalink)
Infrared Portal User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	use powerstrip to have any resolution you want and much more