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PC -> HDTV

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Shag

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So, I'm trying to hook up an old computer to my 55" LCD HDTV (for occasional web surfing/gaming), but am having some issues. I've never tried anything like this, so I'm not entirely sure what needs to be done (especially driver-wise) to get this to work.

The vid card is a GeForce4 TI4400, which has both a VGA and DVI output. My tv has a HDMI input, and I've connected the two via a DVI->HDMI cable. I fired up the pc with just the tv connected, and got nothing. Hooked up a monitor to the VGA port (keeping the tv connected), and the pc recognized two monitors. I got a secondary display to show on the tv, but only at 640x480 and 8 colors. Ouch. Tried using the default "digital display 1600x1200", but that had no effect (and was still unable to even select a higher resolution).

So, what exactly do I need to do here? Do I need a special driver to utilize the TV resolutions? What's the trick?
 
Originally posted by: Shag
I'm not at home to confirm, but I believe it's the KDF-55WF655...
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The native resolution for that model is 1386 x 788. I garnered this from the Sony Canadian website: Specifications. If this doesn't come up as a viable resolution in Windows' display properties, go download PowerStrip (free) and create the resolution.
 
The newest version of Nvidia Forceware has the ability to customize your resolution. This is much easier to use than powerstrip. Your lucky you have an nvidia, ati supposedly doesn't support this resolution.
 
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