8800 and 32" HDTV help

Lelisevis · Dec 29, 2006, 03:12 AM

Had a bit of spare time today so I thought i'd lug the PC downstairs and tryout the component output. From my sig you'll see I have a 8800GTS, I also have a Samsung 32" LE37 TV. Using a decent set of component leads I connected the 2 up to be greeted by an almost unreadable desktop.

Ok so what am I doing wrong, Ive worked out myself that component has no way of identifying what its plugged into but when I manually try to set the resolution using the horrid control panel the max available is 1024x768. I need 1366x768 although when I tried manually entering the resolution and timings it made no difference.

Any advice or tips anyone? Oh and BTW it works perfectly with VGA cable I'd just like to try the components out of curiosity. Would I have the same problem with DVI-HDMI?

zaim · Dec 29, 2006, 10:22 AM

mate... if you got a tv like that, and video card like that, you do NOT want to use some cheap ass component connection.

VGA or DVI.. definately DVI the way to go

Lelisevis · Dec 29, 2006, 04:21 PM

Agree totally Zaim buddy it's just that man thing thats led to the the downfall of civilizations.....'I wonder what happens if ?????'..... I was curious as to whether component output had any practical use and if not why do they include it. I have no plans to use component permanently was just mucking about.

Dec 29, 2006, 03:12 AM	#1
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	8800 and 32" HDTV help Had a bit of spare time today so I thought i'd lug the PC downstairs and tryout the component output. From my sig you'll see I have a 8800GTS, I also have a Samsung 32" LE37 TV. Using a decent set of component leads I connected the 2 up to be greeted by an almost unreadable desktop. Ok so what am I doing wrong, Ive worked out myself that component has no way of identifying what its plugged into but when I manually try to set the resolution using the horrid control panel the max available is 1024x768. I need 1366x768 although when I tried manually entering the resolution and timings it made no difference. Any advice or tips anyone? Oh and BTW it works perfectly with VGA cable I'd just like to try the components out of curiosity. Would I have the same problem with DVI-HDMI?

Dec 29, 2006, 10:22 AM	#2
zaim HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,052 Rep Power: 40	mate... if you got a tv like that, and video card like that, you do NOT want to use some cheap ass component connection. VGA or DVI.. definately DVI the way to go __________________ زعيم MAIN PC(1)(2)(3):•Q9550•GAP35DS3P• 4GBCrucialPC2-8500BallistixTracerLED•XFX9800GTX•3x146GB CheetahSAS15K.5 Raid0•2x 1TB Raid1•LianLiA10B•2x22"5ms@3360x1050• BEDROOM HTPC(1)(2)(3):E6600•MSI945GM3-F•2048DDR2667•1TB•Samsung26"HDTV•HybridHDTV•5.1• Laptop:•Centrino2 P8400 1066fsb•4GB-DDR2 800•320GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"WXGA•802.11a/b/g/n• WHServer:•AM2 5200+•2GB DDR2 800•Lots of TB Storage•1GB TCP/IP• www.zaimc.com // myspace/zaimc // zaimm.deviantart BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG 16 x 92mm fan + radiator experiment!

Dec 29, 2006, 04:21 PM	Thread Starter #3
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Agree totally Zaim buddy it's just that man thing thats led to the the downfall of civilizations.....'I wonder what happens if ?????'..... I was curious as to whether component output had any practical use and if not why do they include it. I have no plans to use component permanently was just mucking about.