PC help

[tbourner]

I'm trying to run a Toshiba 20VL44G TV through a normal 15 pin VGA lead to an ATI Radeon 128Mb (9200 series) graphics card. But it seems to be using basic drivers and the screen is 'fuzzy'.

Anyone got any sites for better drivers?

[Whitesupraboy2]

http://www.ati.com/ ;)

[Lucifer]

The screen will be fuzzy due to the scan lines on the TV.

You can try increasign the refreshrate to 60 or 100 htz, but make sure your tv supports it.

[tbourner]

Thanks westlife you joker!! :p I meant drivers specific for the TV, as the ATI drivers are just using the default drivers for the screen.

Jay, it's an LCD TV so it doesn't have 'scan lines' as such, and can support 100Hz. Just would've thought the graphics card drivers would need to know what it is in order to give out more than the basic info (which they do to protect cheap nasty CRT monitors that can't handle it).

[JustGav]

Try the omega drivers, on google just search for 'ati omega'... however I doubt you will get a good picture on the tv, after all the res is a lot lower, and the refresh rate..

Does the TV support a 15pin VGA connector directly?? also note that LCD's are fuzzy if they aren't running at native resolution due to the way it does pixel interpolation..

Gav

[tbourner]

Yeah it's got a 15 pin din cable on it, and it's supposed to be designed with graphics card use in mind, but it belongs to a bloke who works in cash converters so I doubt he managed to get hold of any official documentation or drivers with it!!! :rolleyes: :taped: :angrymod:

[Daston]

go to www.aoaforums.com and ask they will help you out in a flash (the best thing is they even use the same forum engine as here!)

[carl0s]

you should start by finding out what the LCD TV's physical resolution is. Unfortunately they are usually dreadfully low.

[carl0s]

apparently it should be run at 800x600. not too shabby for an LCD TV. still way off what a 20" LCD Monitor would be (1280x1024?)

[tbourner]

Apparently according to aoaforums that TV doesn't have a VGA output, but his TV definitely does - so it may be the wrong part number - maybe a better version.

[carl0s]

btw, the only DIN-type connector that's anything like relevant would be the 4-pin s-video mini-din. Monitors use a 15pin d-sub. Can your mate count? :D

[carl0s]

regardless, he'll get the best picture if he sets his desktop & games to 800x600

[tbourner]

Yeah it has a 15 pin VGA lead, well just a 15 pin VGA male terminal on the TV, and a female to female 15 pin VGA lead going to the graphics card.

[Dash Rendar]

I agree with Carl0s. LCD screens have a 'native' resolution. If your graphics card is set to anything other than this resolution, the display device has to interpolate the image data which makes the screen go fuzzy.