Visual problems

[Jjtricky]

Hey all,

Now, I just got a new computer, and I hooked it up to my TV. However, the picture is fuzzy around the edges for folders and images. I am using a VGA cable to my TV, so has anyone got a solution?

Any help would be appreciated, and I understand the problem is hard to fix, as you can't see my TV

Jjtricky

 

[oliveira8]

Probably its the TV itself that doesnt recognize the resolution used or something.

Stop being lazy and buy a proper monitor.

 

[Berethond]

If it's not a (very much) newer TV, it will always be like that. It's because TVs and computers display images in different ways.

 

[Jjtricky]

Probably its the TV itself that doesnt recognize the resolution used or something.

Stop being lazy and buy a proper monitor.

Well I would have to buy a 42 inch monitor for it to be the same as the one now Do they even make them that big?

If it's not a (very much) newer TV, it will always be like that. It's because TVs and computers display images in different ways.

So, even though my TV has a VGA input, it still won't be good?

 

[Berethond]

Well, try changing the resolution on your TV/xBox to match.

 

[oliveira8]

Probably its the TV itself that doesnt recognize the resolution used or something.

Stop being lazy and buy a proper monitor.

Well I would have to buy a 42 inch monitor for it to be the same as the one now Do they even make them that big?

If it's not a (very much) newer TV, it will always be like that. It's because TVs and computers display images in different ways.

So, even though my TV has a VGA input, it still won't be good?

No cause monitors are built really to work on the resolutions that your PC can handle. A TV wont.

Buy one of those 21' monitors or even bigger. Its much better than the TV.

 

[Jjtricky]

Is there anything I can do to limit the amount of fuzziness, e.g. changing Contrast, Digital vibrance, etc?

Thanks,

Jjtricky

 

[super_smash_jesus]

Well, try changing the resolution on your TV/xBox to match.

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[Jjtricky]

Well, try changing the resolution on your TV/xBox to match.

this

My TV auto-changes. For example, if I change from one resolution to another, it just shows a blue screen and then the new resolution.

Thanks for the help, though people

Jjtricky

 

[oliveira8]

Well, try changing the resolution on your TV/xBox to match.

this

My TV auto-changes. For example, if I change from one resolution to another, it just shows a blue screen and then the new resolution.

Thanks for the help, though people

Jjtricky

Whos the TV maker by the way? And serial?

 

[Jjtricky]

Samsung make and serial is LE40R7 I think. Huh, look at that. 40 inch. Ah well, I like telling people 42

 

[Alex_P]

This is an LCD-TV?

Make sure you set your output resolution to the TV's native size. 1920x1080 if it is 1080p, 1280x720 if it is 720p. This is the most important thing. While you can sometimes get away with running a monitor in the wrong resolution, TVs' built-in scalers tend to be crap.

Next, try to change the view mode. Is there a "dot by dot" option? Use that.

There's probably a sharpness setting in the menu. Play around with this. I think it's best to actually adjust it down: you'll get more soft fuzziness but less jagginess.

-- Alex

 

[Jjtricky]

This is an LCD-TV?

Make sure you set your output resolution to the TV's native size. 1920x1080 if it is 1080p, 1280x720 if it is 720p. This is the most important thing. While you can sometimes get away with running a monitor in the wrong resolution, TVs' built-in scalers tend to be crap.

Next, try to change the view mode. Is there a "dot by dot" option? Use that.

There's probably a sharpness setting in the menu. Play around with this. I think it's best to actually adjust it down: you'll get more soft fuzziness but less jagginess.

-- Alex

What resolution is 1080i? Because I am running my PC in 1360x768, and I can't go higher. Also, there is a sharpness setting on my TV, but I can't change it.

Any help will be much appreciated, and thanks to the previous posters for the help

Jjtricky

 

[Alex_P]

What resolution is 1080i?

On HDTVs, the number refers to the vertical resolution. (Multiply that number by 16/9 to get the horizontal size.) The letters "p" and "i" are the scan mode -- progressive or interlaced. Interlaced basically means you're only sending half the video in each frame and the display is putting them together; it saves bandwidth but can produce some visual artifacts. Either way, you should configure your signal for 1920x1080.

Because I am running my PC in 1360x768, and I can't go higher. Also, there is a sharpness setting on my TV, but I can't change it.

Are you using integrated video or a real video card? With integrated video, that might be the limits of your machine's support. With a real video card, it's more likely that the card is just detecting that limit from somewhere. There should be an option to access "all modes" in the configuration screen somewhere.

That's about all the help I can really offer. Resolution's definitely your biggest issue.

-- Alex

 

[Jjtricky]

By Integrated, you mean built into the motherboard, right? (I feel like such a noob )

If so then yes.

Jjtricky