TV Resolutions... (1 Viewer)

[jellybeard999]

Do CRT TVs have a native res ???

i have a 24" widescreen Samsung CRT TV, and want to use this with MP... does it matter what res i use ??? so long as its a 16:9 ratio

any ideas ?

PAL region (uk)

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

yes, TVs have a native resolution. The closer you set your resolution to the native one, the better your picture will be. It also depends on your connection between PC and TV. What do you use? For example does S-Video automatically output PAL. It just scales the input resolution e.g. 1024x768 down to PAL, which often results in a bad picture.

PAL: 720x576 (sometimes 768x576)

Widescreen:
PAL: 1024*576
NTSC: 848x480

Some TVs only accept NTSC widescreen, so you should better stick with normal PAL.

More information can be found at the PowerStrip forums. Perhaps you can find your TV listed there.
http://www.entechtaiwan.net/forums/index.php

MP can use all resolutions. You just have to adjust the AR in MP->Settings->GUI. The screen with those arrows and the square.
There are also quite some widescreen skins out there.

HTH, Flip.