How Tv Display Cannot Be Used; Using A Monitor Vs. Using Tv Display; Viewing Text On A Tv - ATI Technologies X1900GT - Radeon 256MB Pcie User Manual

82 How TV Display Cannot Be Used

S-Video to Composite Adapter (Plus Audio Connections)
4 SCART Adapter
5 Audio Mini-Jack Connection
6 Left and Right RCA Audio Connectors
The SCART connector supports only the Composite video format, which
means you will have to use an S-Video-to-Composite video adapter cable
if your card only supports the S-Video connector.
If your European TV has S-Video In, you can use an S-Video cable
(available in most consumer electronic stores) rather than the SCART
connector if your card only supports the S-Video connector.
The Radeon® X1900 GT that only has the Composite out connector DOES
NOT support connection to TVs with S-Video In.
How TV Display Cannot Be Used
A TV cannot be left connected to the card if two analog monitors are
connected, even if the TV is off and not enabled in the software.
An analog monitor connected to the DVI-I connector cannot be left
connected to the card when TV out is enabled. In both cases, your graphics
card will become overloaded, resulting in a dim image on all devices.

Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display

Using your TV for your computer's display can be useful, however, the
display on your monitor may change or looked squashed. This distortion
occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your TV. To
correct the monitor's display, use the monitor's control buttons to adjust its
display size and position.
Some single-frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled. If
you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disable TV display
to restore your monitor's display.

Viewing Text on a TV

A TV is designed primarily to show moving images. The large dot pitch of
a TV will yield poor quality static images. The small text sizes commonly
used for PC desktops can appear blurred or unclear on a TV. You can
compensate for this degradation by using larger fonts.