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MrMojoZ:

--- Quote from: ahofle on August 18, 2008, 03:51:45 pm --- You can set 640x480 (true color, 60 Hz) there.  For some dumb reason, recent versions of windows see fit to 'hide' that mode from you.

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It eliminates thousands of tech support calls every year. Yes, really.
ChicagoDave:
Does your TV support component video?  Is so, I suggest that you switch to that.  It made a world of difference for me.  The text is much sharper and the colors are much better.

Turnarcades:
I had a load of similar issues when using an s-video tv for my first project. I had to change the software settings for my video card in Windows from 's-video' to 'auto-detect' to stop it coming in black+white! Once I solved this, I was fine with 800x600 but had to adjust the sharpness and horizontal moire settings on my tv (luckily it had those settings).
Stobe:

--- Quote from: ChicagoDave on August 19, 2008, 08:42:29 am ---Does your TV support component video?  Is so, I suggest that you switch to that.  It made a world of difference for me.  The text is much sharper and the colors are much better.



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How do you output component video from a PC?  Can you use one of the old HD15 -> BNC cables used with macs and old monitors?  Or do you have to hack a VGA cable?
ChicagoDave:

--- Quote from: Stobe on August 19, 2008, 11:03:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChicagoDave on August 19, 2008, 08:42:29 am ---Does your TV support component video?  Is so, I suggest that you switch to that.  It made a world of difference for me.  The text is much sharper and the colors are much better.



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How do you output component video from a PC?  Can you use one of the old HD15 -> BNC cables used with macs and old monitors?  Or do you have to hack a VGA cable?

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Most fairly recent video cards (especially ATI based) that support TV out will come with a component video out cable.  The cable that came with my X800 Pro actually never worked correctly, so I ended up buying a DVI to Component Dongle.  This worked great.

You should notice a huge difference.  At least I did.  Also make sure you set your icons to large size and also increase the size of your text.  This also helps.

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