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kayliebug:

I need help. I just bought a 27" TV to use in my cabinet and I have a video card with video out, DVI out and S-video out. I tried the video and S-video and can't get it to look good. Does anyone have any suggestions. I am going crazy.
My tv has all video inputs including componet video.
Also my video card will only go down to 800 X 600. Do I need to adjust my TV or what. I don't need it to be perfect. I just need to be able to read the text, etc... I didn't know it would be that much difference.
Thanks for any help

Hoopz:

If you are using windows, you can try using the magnifier to make it so you can read the text.  I haven't used it so I don't know if it will meet your needs.

If your video card won't go lower than 800x600 and nothing else works, then you may have to find a new video card.   I had to take mine lower than that with my 27" tv to be able to read text.  What video card is it?

kayliebug:

It is the Radeon ATI 9250. I was thinking about getting a VGA to RGB cable.

Truecade:

Use the component inputs on your 27" TV.  This picture quality will be much better than either S-video or composite.  You will need to buy a VGA-Component adapter to do this.

Also, run your desktop at 640x480 resolution to make the text as large as possbile. 

brian23:

Yep. Component is the way to go if you have it. Not all TVs do, but the higher-end versions mostly do. Since your TV does, like the previous poster said, a VGA to Component cable will do.

You can get one here:

http://bluejeanscable.com/store/component/vgatocomponent.htm

And just for clarity's sake for anyone who needs more information S-video vs Component vs Composite:

"An S-video cable actually carries two separate signals, one for luminance (Y) and one for chrominance or color (C). The Y signal is the same as in the native component video format. And the C is simply a combination of the B-Y and R-Y color difference signals. (Sometimes you will see S-video referred to as Y/C.) By keeping luminance and chrominance information separate on two wires it prevents most of the signal degradation that is inherent in the conversion to single-wire composite video."

All in all, go for S-video as the cheapest and good quality solution for your dollar. Component is the best solution, but can be more expensive.

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