Using A Monitor Vs. Using Tv Display; Viewing Text On A Tv; Using Tv Display Alone; Using Games And Applications - ATI Technologies RADEON X850 Series User Manual

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.
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.

Using TV Display Alone

If you plan to move your computer to a place where you are using TV
display only, make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled prior
to removing the monitor.
The maximum display resolution for TV is 1024x768. Choosing a
resolution higher than this will cause the TV display to disappear if it is the
only display device.

Using Games and Applications

Some older games and applications may program your RADEON® X850
Series directly to run under a specific display mode. This may cause your
TV display to turn off automatically or become scrambled (your PC
monitor or portable LCD display will not be affected). Your TV display
will be restored once you exit the game or if you restart your computer.
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