Changing monitor resolution

[computerkris]

Hey, i was looking for a bit of help with a new set up i've just brought, with regards to the displayed resolution.
Basically i have brought a computer, with a nvidia 6800 ultra graphics card, and wanted to set it up to my 26" samsung t.v.
I have purchased all the bits to go with the computer - and i am using a dvi - hdmi cable to connect the two things.
However now that i have set it up i can't get the resolution anything like what i want it to be! I can basically, on whatever setting i put the monitor onto in terms of resolution, still not see the whole screen. I have messed about quite a bit to try and get it working, but still have absolutely no idea what to do!
I currently have my xbox 360 attached to the same screen with a resolution of 1360 - 768 (give or take a bit from my memory)
Now you see i'd try and give it the same resolution - but it's not possible, there are very limited options in terms of the resolutions it will let me have, and having been told that the amount of choices you get depends on your graphics card, and your monitor, and as i've got what are meant to be 2 of the better of both categories i can't understand why both aren't there.
(i'm writing this from a much poorer computer with one *censored* of a lot more options in terms of resuotion than what my new one is giving me!)

[honvetops]

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1. How to Watch video on the TV using a computer with TV-Out ... Use a low resolution, [highlight]like 640x480,[/highlight] on the monitor when watching a VCD to get best quality. ... also............

The S-Video jack on your graphics card may have seven or four little holes and a rectangular slot or "key". Unlike other adapters, our 4-pin adapters will fit both the 7-pin jack and the 4-pin S-Video jacks.

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There are many computers (such as Acer, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, IBM, NEC, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, etc.) that have the ATI, SAVAGE, nVIDIA and other graphics cards that have a "TV-Out" via a 4-pin or 7-pin S-Video receptacle.

Computer manufacturers have not standardized on what jack to use - the 7 or 4 pin jack, but our adapters are cross-brand and are PC/MAC compatible and will fit either the 7-pin or 4-pin jack.

The following procedures are similar to what you may have to do in order view your DVDs on your regular TV.

Quick Summary under XP: In order to be able to see the movie playing on your TV you have to select the TV in the "Device settings". The movie will not play on both the laptop's screen and the TV under dual or clone view. Here's what you have to do under Win XP: Go to Start; Control Panel; Appearance and Themes; Display; Settings; Advanced; select the "tab" for your Graphics card; select "Device Settings"; select TV. For further details read below.

Before you start, change the display settings to 800 x 600; you need to do this since most TVs will not support higher resolution settings - this is ok, however, since you do not need higher resolution to enjoy your DVDs or to view your monitor's display on your TV. Read below about TV/VGA resolution comparisons. Also, make sure all of the hardware is connected before turning on the computer; you may have trouble getting the video card to recognize the TV as the second monitor - the option on some Dells is to change to "Clone" in Nview. But "Clone" is grayed out unless you have the RCA connector on the far end of the "S to RCA" cable, terminated in a VCR or TV.

1. Connect the "S-Video to RCA" cable or the "Pro S-Video to 3 RCA" cable to the "S-video out" of the computer and to the "video in" (yellow RCA jack) on the TV. NOTE: This step must be performed before you start up the computer. Make sure that your TV is set to "recognize" the RCA/yellow video-in jack; you may have to play with the "aux 1", "aux 2", or "line-in" selections on the TV or the TV's remote control. The S-Video jack on your computer may be a 4-pin or 7-pin jack that is usually on the back of the computer.

We will first describe the procedures for machines running Windows XP:

- Click on Start, Control Panel.

- Click on Display

- Click on Settings

- Slide the "Screen resolution" area slider bar toward Less until the setting reads 800 x 600. OK, you may not like how your screen looks at this setting after usig high-res settings, but you'll certainly enjoy your DVD on your TV!!! You can always change the res back when not playing DVDs.

**I hope this helps some........... **

[computerkris]

Thanks for your help,
I managed to do it in the end, the nvida graphics card seemed to confuse itself in producing the image, so it was trying to do the image in hd - as it was connected to a hdtv and through a hdmi slot. But through this it seemed to confuse itself and hadn't resized the image properly. But in the end i managed to fix it by changing the setting to 1080i - and then back to 720p which gave me the option of re-sizing the screen to make it so that i could see it all!
Now all i've got to do is work out whether the cd-rw drive i got with it can actually play dvds...