ill_industries Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 i want to play dvds on my 25"tv and my ati 9700 pro gives me a crappy picture (really fuzzy, blurry, cant see anything w/o hurting my eyes) is there any recommendations on the most clear video card for tv use? my tv only has a component rca input for video so no s-video, vga, mpeg, compatability just a good clean picture is what im after let me know your experiences with running a tv from your card Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kash Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 I've had no problems with TV-Out on my video cards. My first card was a Radeon 7500, next one was a FX5200, and my latest card is a 9800Pro. I just connect my TV to them, go into the settings menus, change the resolution to something that can be displayed on my TV, and I'm set. There might be a few adjustments to be made, such as refresh rate, but other than that, there's nothing serious to tweak. Then I just go ahead and fire up a movie. Works great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnoyeo111 Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 yeah i did that with my rear projection worked fine. Although with my 68cm CRT it looked it bit too sharp in areas, wouldn't call it the best but meh. Oh and a projector runs quite nice =D i got mine going atm...heheeh...."borrowed" it from my dad, permanently lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ill_industries Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 so i dont have to go and get one of those fancy Hauppauge units then? whats with the blurryness im getting on the tv? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewkivela Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 not sure, i usually right click and select "play on my tv" is it ntsc or pal, and is it set for the right one? -drew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 so i dont have to go and get one of those fancy Hauppauge units then? whats with the blurryness im getting on the tv? 464356[/snapback] some tv's look as good as vga using a composite video input while playing dvd's and some look a LOT worse... like a Sony/Hitachi tv usually looks very good and some cheapy rubbish tv with some name no-one's ever heard of (or has a reputation for being crap, e.g. Goodmans, Bush, Alba, etc in the UK) will look like a pile of crap so it could just be the tv, tried it on another tv? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ill_industries Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 some tv's look as good as vga using a composite video input while playing dvd's and some look a LOT worse... like a Sony/Hitachi tv usually looks very good and some cheapy rubbish tv with some name no-one's ever heard of (or has a reputation for being crap, e.g. Goodmans, Bush, Alba, etc in the UK) will look like a pile of crap so it could just be the tv, tried it on another tv? 464419[/snapback] my tv is an older but perfect working RCA (single yellow component input only) i also tried it on a brand new (2004) Samsung 32" flat tube (hooked up s-video directly, also tried the yellow component) both were pretty fuzzy looking to the point where my eyes hurt trying to browse about windows the output was on TV in the ati catalyst panel i tried different resolution and refresh settings with no avail so, its either get a fancy vga to tv converter box, or try to find a used 30" crt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleaznkid Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 like those old TV called analog tvs suck. they look blurry. you have to a pretty ok tv... other than that, its gonna be blurry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 both were pretty fuzzy looking to the point where my eyes hurt trying to browse about windows464931[/snapback] change the rez to 800x600? instead of 1024x768... the text will be bigger then... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ill_industries Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 change the rez to 800x600? instead of 1024x768... the text will be bigger then... 464967[/snapback] i already said that i tried that i tried different resolution and refresh settings with no avail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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