tried hooking my computer up to my 52'

[Bio Shock]

a while back i had some video files iw anted to playback over the tv for the family, so i hooked up the computer to the 52' through dvi. the problem was one i wasnt expecing and have no idea how to fix........the tv was extremely blurry so i checked the settings inside nvidia control panel (im using a geforce 9600gt) and the tv resolution was something like 704x480 i belive, its been a while so im not sure on that number, also the refresh rate was at 30hz i think

anyway, the tv itself is a 1080i hdtv, but i couldnt change the resolution so everything was bunched up together having such a small res, when i would try to goto 1080 all i got was snow on the tv and the refresh rate made it hard to even look at the screen it hurt your eyes so much

so the question is, what did i do wrong? how can i get a 1080 resolution to display correctly so i can play back those files

the tv is an rca 52inch projection screen

hope someone can help, thanks in advance

[Helpful]

If you notice below, the specs say resoluton is 1097 hor., so 617 is ver.
In Nv Control panel > Advanced Settings > Manage Custom Resolutions Click the TV icon, then Click Create... Try filling out as follows - Hor. 1097 Ver 617 GDI Ref 60 Bits 32
Now, Click the Test button if it works every thing should be fine (you may need to Restart). If not, insert the Hor. and Ver. aspects mentioned in the TV manual and try again.

SPECIFICATIONS:

* Screen Size - diagonal (inch): 56
* Aspect Ratio: 16x9
* CRT / Light System InfiniFocus High Output
* Hybrid Lens System: InfiniFocus 4-Element
* Comb Filter: 3D Y/C Digital Frame
* Adjustable Color Temp
* Auto Color Balance (AKB)
* Dynamic Color Stretch Circuitry
* Scan Velocity Modulation - SVM
* Contrast Expand (B&W Stretch): Low/Med/High
* Format Control: Zoom (6 Modes)
* Automatic Letterbox Detection
* Picture Presets: 6+Personal
* Viewing Angle: 160 degrees
* Horiz Resolution (Picture Width): 1097
* Picture Power (watts): 42
* Wide Band Video Amplifier
* Sound Type: Brdcst Str w/dbx Noise Reduction
* Second Audio Program (SAP)
* Dynamic Bass Audio Processor
* Front Speakers (number): 4 - 2 Tweeters, 2 Mid-Range
* Total Watts: 20
* Channels / Watts: 2 Channels, 10 Watts Per
* Sound Logic Audio Leveler
* Sound Presets: 7 Modes + Personal
* Tuning Capability: NTSC 2-Tuner
* Digital Cable/Satellite Connections: YPrPb / DVI ^
* Multilingual On-Screen Display: English/French/Spanish
* One-Button Launch for Inputs (Auto Tune)
* Picture-in-Picture: 2-Tuner with POP
* Power ON Indicator: Green LED
* Timers: Clock/Sleep/Turn-On
* RF Input (Antenna/Cable): 1
* Audio/Video Inputs (Composite): 2 L&R Audio, 2 Video
* S-Video Input: 2 - Auto-Detectible
* Component Video Input (YPrPb): 2 - SYNCROSCAN
* DVI-HDCP (Digital Visual Interface): 1 DVI-HDTV
* Sub Woofer Output: RCA Phono
* Audio Outputs (Type): 2 Sets: Variable & Fixed
* A/V Outputs (Composite): 1 Set: L&R Audio + Video
* Amplified Speaker Outputs: L & R Front Speaker Out
* Audio/Video Inputs (Composite): 1 L&R Audio, 1 Video
* S-Video Input: 1 - Auto Detectible
* Headphone Jack: 3.5mm Stereo
* Dimensions (W x H x D): 52 3/16" x 55 3/16" x 22 3/4"
* Weight: 162 lbs

[HanShot1st]

Your display is not progressive scan, it displays natively interlaced, as in lines not pixels. Many CRTs will not even accept progressive resolutions such as 720p. You need to figure out how to output 1080i from the video card. There should be an option for this in the nVidia control panel.

[Bio Shock]

Originally Posted by HanShot1st

Your display is not progressive scan, it displays natively interlaced, as in lines not pixels. Many CRTs will not even accept progressive resolutions such as 720p. You need to figure out how to output 1080i from the video card. There should be an option for this in the nVidia control panel.

there is an option for for 480 and 1080 in the cp, 720 is not listed, when i select 1080 i get nothing but snow on the tv

[Helpful]

In NV Control Panel, > Video & Television > Adjust Video Image Settings, be sure that the box Use Inverse Telecine is unchecked for the TV or it will not work as an interlaced signal.
Also, in CP, > Manage Custom Resolutions > Create,,,, when the gray box comes up, you'll see a small box in the lower left corner marked "Interlaced". Be sure and put a check in that box before hitting the test tab.

[Bio Shock]

Originally Posted by Helpful

In NV Control Panel, > Video & Television > Adjust Video Image Settings, be sure that the box Use Inverse Telecine is unchecked for the TV or it will not work as an interlaced signal.
Also, in CP, > Manage Custom Resolutions > Create,,,, when the gray box comes up, you'll see a small box in the lower left corner marked "Interlaced". Be sure and put a check in that box before hitting the test tab.

sorry its taken so long to reply to my thread, but i jsut got back around to trying to get this thing working again. @ the bolded parts......unchecking the first option did nothing, and the second option is greyed out, but checked. so i cant change that at all

ok onto the new stuff....

ive been reading more into other peoples problems and how they solved their issues but nothing works for me, my manual says its capable of 1920x1080

i bought a s-video cable to try and see if that made a difference, same thing happens with it just like using the dvi cable. very fuzzy image that hurts your eyes to look at for more than a minute. max resolution is 720x4something if i recall correctly

setting custom resolutions always fail, ive tried the ones listed in this thread step by step, no luck....

im about to go in there and try this again and mess with some settings on the tv, if my eyes dont burn out first

[Bio Shock]

so i tried again, heres whats going on.....with s-video the max resolution i can get is 800x600 and with a dvi cable the max is 1024x768. all resolutions are 4x3, the tv is 16x9 with a max res of 1920 x 1080

someone has to know something, please let me know what im doing wrong

[masterchiefx2]

try the hyperpowergate navigational lightspeed input


on as serious note try buying a better HD cable often the problem is because of the cable.

[strad]

Originally Posted by Bio Shock

i bought a s-video cable to try and see if that made a difference, same thing happens with it just like using the dvi cable. very fuzzy image that hurts your eyes to look at for more than a minute. max resolution is 720x4something if i recall correctly

im sorry but what on earth gave you the impression that you could send a 1080i signal over an s-video cable ?

[Bio Shock]

Originally Posted by strad

im sorry but what on earth gave you the impression that you could send a 1080i signal over an s-video cable ?

if someone would reply with some helpful information i wouldve known this wouldnt work beforehand. this thread has had 450 views with only 8 replies, most of which being mine

[RamsesII]

Due to a lack of bandwidth, S-Video connections are generally not considered suitable for high-definition video signals
carries 480i or 576i resolution video, i.e., standard definition

[maleficarus™]

I have a feeling this has something to do with your Hz rating your projection is refreshing at. I know that if I try to force a resolution/hz rating in a game my monitor goes black screen till I fix it to a proper hz/ resolution combo. Could this be the issue?