Using A Monitor Vs. Using Tv Display; Adjusting Monitor Display; Viewing Text On A Tv; Reducing Edge Distortion - ATI Technologies RADEON X800 PCIe Series User Manual

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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.

Adjusting Monitor Display

The size of the display on your monitor may become smaller and not
perfectly centered when you have TV display enabled. These effects are
caused by the changes required to provide a proper display on the TV.
Use the controls available on the Adjustments tab on the Monitor
Properties page (accessible by clicking on the Monitor button on the ATI
Displays tab) to adjust the display on your monitor only. Click the TV
button to adjust the TV display only.

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.
Switching to a larger display font
1
Access the Display Properties dialog by right-clicking on the desktop
or navigating through Windows® Control Panel .
2
Click the Settings tab, the Advanced button, and then the General
tab.
3
In the Display section, select Large (120 DPI) from the Font Size
(or DPI Setting ) drop-down list.
4
Click Apply . If prompted, click Yes to restart your Computer.

Reducing Edge Distortion

When using a TV for your computer's display, you may see some edge
distortion on the left and right side of your TV screen. This effect depends
on your TV and the computer application you are running.