Question about anamorphic screen (1 Viewer)

[rolls1400]

I am a complete noob when it comes to video cards, aspect ratios and the like so Im hoping someone can help me out.

I currently have a fx gforce 5200 video card connected to a 42 plasma via s-cable. The highest res It allows on my plasma is 1024 x 768 which is 4:3.

I am wondering why i cant get 16:9. is it my video card? My card also has dvi-i so would i get better results using a dvi to hdmi cable to my plasma??

I appreciate anyone tryin to help me out with this. Thanks

 

[tourettes]

DVI and HDMI are using same signal (HDMI has extra capability to have audio aswell). DVI and HDMI both produce much better picture quality that s-video can provide, so you should definately be using DVI or HDMI over s-video.

 

[rolls1400]

Well my video card has dvi but my plasma has hdmi so id have to get a converter. If i did this would i get higher res than 1024 x 768? Would this give me widescreen?

Sorry about asking so much questions just trying to figure stuff out.

 

[fujistick]

You can actually buy cables with a DVI connector on one end, and HDMI on the other. Yes, you should be able to get a much higher resolution using a digital signal like DVI/HDMI.

To get wide screen, just pick a wide screen resolution. Typically you would pick the highest native resolution you TV supports. My TV supports Full HD 1080p, so I'm using 1920x1080.

 

[rolls1400]

Ok thanks i will buy a cable and give that a try. My computer video card currently only lets me choose up to 1024 x 768 so hopefully ill get a higher res with the new cable.