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post #1 of 18
10/21/06 at 12:16am
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Hi, I've connected my i6400 ATI X1400 to my SHARP 42" AQUOS LCD HDTV with a s-cable and extend the view, but everything came out quite small.

I was thinking of placing a desktop beside my TV, and use the tv as a monitor, but i don't want it to turn out how small it looks with my x1400 outputing. So what is the best solution?

I was thinking of getting a NVIDIA 7900 GT to output to the TV with HDMI, will it still turn out too small or what? I'm open to any suggestions. THX.
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post #2 of 18
10/21/06 at 1:59am
for gaming? or like an HTPC?

and yeah a 7900 gt will output it enough


soulsaver
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post #3 of 18
10/21/06 at 2:01am
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hmm for all uses basically. I want it as a regular monitor, and able to see the fonts and such on a big tv
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post #4 of 18
10/21/06 at 2:02am
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Originally Posted by Jimbo328
hmm for all uses basically. I want it as a regular monitor, and able to see the fonts and such on a big tv
changing DPI on the video card settings, and lowering the res will give you big letters from a distance, unsure if youd actlly need to change the res


soulsaver
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post #5 of 18
10/21/06 at 2:17am
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In that case, what shall i go with? I was thinking 7900 GT, but i can trade in my ati card for 50usd for a ati x1900.
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post #6 of 18
10/21/06 at 4:07am
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Originally Posted by Jimbo328
In that case, what shall i go with? I was thinking 7900 GT, but i can trade in my ati card for 50usd for a ati x1900.
just anything that can support your 42 inch lcd really

check newegg, then use their filter down feature til you can see what res are supported, then there ya go


soulsaver
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post #7 of 18
10/21/06 at 4:19am
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Can ya help me a little further? What is newegg, url, and whats it do?
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post #8 of 18
10/21/06 at 4:50am
www.newegg.com

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130035

Model
Brand eVGA
Model 256-P2-N516-RX
Interface
Interface PCI Express x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU Geforce 7800GT
Core clock 460MHz
PixelPipelines 20
Memory
Memory Clock 1100MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports
DVI 2
TV-Out HDTV/S-Video Out
VIVO Yes
General
Vista Ready Yes
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
Tuner None
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560x1600
SLI Supported Yes
Cooler With Fan
Operating Systems Supported Windows 2000/XP
System Requirements Minimum of a 450 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amps.)
An available 6 pin PCI-E power connector (hard drive power dongle to PCI-E 6 pin adapter included with card)
Features
Features Recertified 90 days warranty
Retail Brown Box
Integrated HDTV Encoder
High-Precision Graphics
NVIDIA CineFX 4.0 Engine
NVIDIA Intellisample 4.0 Technology
Next-Generation Superscalar GPU Architecture
nView Multi-Display Technology
Single Dual-Link TMDS Connector
NVIDIA UltraShadow II Technology
NVIDIA PureVideo Technology
Packaging
Package Contents VIVO + HDTV all in one cable
S-Video Cable
Power Cable
DVI to VGA Adapter
Driver CD
Manual

there ya go, see if that helps


soulsaver
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post #9 of 18
10/21/06 at 2:54pm
The resolution on 95% of LCD's is only 720P, so pretty much any video card can handle that low of a resolution. It's probably not gonna look so hot though, unless you're quite a ways away from it. The new 1080P LCD's will look much better, but they're way too expensive for my wallet..
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post #10 of 18
10/21/06 at 3:04pm
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The thing is just that everything looks very small on the tv as my monitor. Will the g78/79 solve such problem?
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post #11 of 18
10/21/06 at 3:19pm
get a 79-XX card or an X19-XX card
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post #12 of 18
10/21/06 at 4:51pm
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I've heard the 79 operates slightly better than the x19, true?
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post #13 of 18
10/21/06 at 5:49pm
drivers are definitely better..

still trying to figure out how a large resolution on a large screen could look small though.. how far are you from the TV when you're looking at it?? I can easily see things on my 26" LCD from about 8-10 feet away..
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post #14 of 18
10/21/06 at 6:06pm
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I guess i'm about 8-10 ft away too, but i was difficult for me to see. However i was outputing with a x1400 256mb with a SCABLE. I probably see dramatic differences with g79 or x1900 right?
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post #15 of 18
10/21/06 at 6:16pm
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Originally Posted by Jimbo328
The thing is just that everything looks very small on the tv as my monitor. Will the g78/79 solve such problem?

No. What resolution are you running, most 42" LCD have a native resoltuoon of 1366x768 or 1280x720. you shouldn't have any problem reading things at that res at a distance up to 7-10 feet. Getting a new vidoecard will not make any difference. Moving to 120dpi fonts will probably make more of a difference.
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post #16 of 18
10/21/06 at 6:38pm
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The 120dpi didn't help, i'm running 1280x720/800 (both same results)

the fonts are still very very small.
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post #17 of 18
10/21/06 at 10:56pm
Have you been to the optometrist lately? serious question.. It really shouldn't be hard to read that resolution from that distance..
When you said SCABLE, did you mean S-VHS cable? That's not the ideal output for a nice LCD TV like you have. Will your current video card do DVI? That would probably sharpen things up and make them more easily read. If you happen to have cable tv, ask your cable company if they'll give you one. I use Time Warner cable here and they give me any cable I need, including optical, DVI and HDMI, free.
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post #18 of 18
10/22/06 at 1:25am
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Hmm, thats odd then. I use scable, and no dvi =/
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