ATI X850 User Guide - Page 23

Using TV Out 17 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 A TV As The Only Display 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 1024 x 768. 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.