HD Resolution Issue

Discussion in 'Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners' started by Fort384, Jul 29, 2009.

  1. Fort384

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    Hi all, I have an issue connecting my PC to my HDTV and getting HD resolution.

    Specs on my machine:
    Dell dimension xp desktop, 2.66 ghz, 1.5GB ram. RADEON 9250 PCI card, RADEON 9800 AGP Card. Running Win XP SP3. Television is a 50" Panasonic DLP.

    I have a VGA connection on my HD television, and I have the RADEON 9800 attached to the tv. The problem is the VGA connection doesn't seem to support any resolutions higher than 1024X768.

    I am wondering if there is something I can do to either get the VGA to work in a higher resolution, or if there is a PCI graphics card out there with an HDMI out on it that I should buy, and just yank the 9250 out of my machine and replace it with that.

    Any suggestions would be helpful.

    Thanks!
     
  2. BoBBYI986

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    your tv must not be true 1080p.
     
  3. Fort384

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    No, I think it is 1080i but I will confirm. The tv is about 4 years old.
     
  4. BoBBYI986

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    1024x768 will be the maximum your tv can handle. it's not your card that's at fault.
     
  5. Fort384

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    What if I installed a graphics card with hdmi out. Would that make a difference?
     
  6. BoBBYI986

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    Hi, it will not make a difference because your tv max resolution is 1024x768.
    so if you want higher resolution you will have to buy a true 1080p screen.
     
  7. Fort384

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    Ok, thanks very much for the info.
     
  8. Fort384

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    Sorry for double post, I didn't realize I had 2 threads going.

    I bought a 55" LCD tv true 1080p. I hooked it up via my VGA port to the radeon 9800. It will now except 1920x1080 resolution, but it does not display the full desktop. Instead it scrolls around as I move the mouse. So, will it play a video that is 1080 p properly? I use vlc as my media player if that matters at all.
     
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