ATI 9800XT User Guide - Page 35

Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display, Adjusting Monitor Display, Viewing Text on a TV

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31 Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display Using your TV for your PC's display is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. However, the display on your monitor may change or looked squashed. This 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. Adjusting Monitor Display The size of the display on your monitor may be smaller and not perfectly centered when you have TV display enabled. These effects are caused by the changes required to provide a proper display on the TV. Use the controls available on the Adjustments tab on the Monitor Properties page (accessible by clicking on the Monitor button on the ATI Displays tab) to adjust the display on your monitor only. Click on the TV button to adjust the TV display only. Viewing Text on a TV A TV is designed primarily to show moving, rather than static, images. The large dot pitch of a TV (which is fine for moving video) will yield poor quality static images such as text. The small text sizes commonly used for PC desktops can appear blurred or unclear on a TV. You can compensate for this by using larger fonts.

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Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV Display
Using your TV for your PC’s display is ideal for playing
games, giving presentations, watching movies, and
browsing the Internet. However, the display on your
monitor may change or looked squashed. This 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.
Adjusting Monitor Display
The size of the display on your monitor may be smaller
and not perfectly centered when you have TV display
enabled. These effects are caused by the changes
required to provide a proper display on the TV.
Use the controls available on the
Adjustments
tab on the
Monitor Properties
page (accessible by clicking on the
Monitor
button on the
ATI Displays
tab) to adjust the
display on your monitor only. Click on the
TV
button to
adjust the TV display only.
Viewing Text on a TV
A TV is designed primarily to show moving, rather than
static, images. The large dot pitch of a TV (which is fine
for moving video) will yield poor quality static images
such as text.
The small text sizes commonly used for PC desktops can
appear blurred or unclear on a TV. You can compensate
for this by using larger fonts.