I have a old machine with a Nvidia 6600ish video card.

I would like to use a TV for a second monitor. When I pick the dual
display, the lowest resolution choice is 800x600.

When I boot the machine, the TV will display the Windows start up
screen. After the machine boots, the TV displays....unusable signal.

I assume the TV can only display 640x480. Can I set XP to a lower
resolution.

Even when I use Nvidia's TV wizard, the min resolution is 800x600.

On Oct 28, 3:23*pm, metspitzer <metspit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a old machine with a Nvidia 6600ish video card.
>
> I would like to use a TV for a second monitor. *When I pick the dual
> display, the lowest resolution choice is 800x600.
>
> When I boot the machine, the TV will display the Windows start up
> screen. *After the machine boots, the TV displays....unusable signal.
>
> I assume the TV can only display 640x480. *Can I set XP to a lower
> resolution.
>
> Even when I use Nvidia's TV wizard, the min resolution is 800x600.

BTW I am using a 25' s video cable, and I have had a laptop display a
picture on the TV in question with the cable in question in the past.

"metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3c5e9c87-7cc7-4f56-9f3a-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a old machine with a Nvidia 6600ish video card.
>
> I would like to use a TV for a second monitor. When I pick the dual
> display, the lowest resolution choice is 800x600.
>
> When I boot the machine, the TV will display the Windows start up
> screen. After the machine boots, the TV displays....unusable signal.
>
> I assume the TV can only display 640x480. Can I set XP to a lower
> resolution.
>
> Even when I use Nvidia's TV wizard, the min resolution is 800x600.

The correct resolution for TV display is 720x480 if you are in the US and
720x576 elsewhere.

You will find that a TV set is a poor choice for a computer monitor.

"Metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:23:44 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
> <(E-Mail Removed)_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>>"metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:3c5e9c87-7cc7-4f56-9f3a-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have a old machine with a Nvidia 6600ish video card.
>>>
>>> I would like to use a TV for a second monitor. When I pick the dual
>>> display, the lowest resolution choice is 800x600.
>>>
>>> When I boot the machine, the TV will display the Windows start up
>>> screen. After the machine boots, the TV displays....unusable signal.
>>>
>>> I assume the TV can only display 640x480. Can I set XP to a lower
>>> resolution.
>>>
>>> Even when I use Nvidia's TV wizard, the min resolution is 800x600.
>>
>>The correct resolution for TV display is 720x480 if you are in the US and
>>720x576 elsewhere.
>>
>>You will find that a TV set is a poor choice for a computer monitor.
>>
>>
> I want it to watch BBC clips. It worked fine when I was driving it
> with my laptop.
>
> Can you tell me how to set the computer to this resolution using a
> Nvidia 6600 card please?

I don't have that specific card, but generally, the driver offers a display
tab on which you enable the TV output (you have to actually connect it
first). The Tab usually offers you the abilty to select the TV system and
the colour system. If the card allows you to have the TV and the monitor
active at the same time (displaying the same thing) the monitor either
adopts a similar display (if it supports it) or one will show a sub section
of the other.

A read of the book of instructions that came with the graphic card is
probably called for here.

"Metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:23:44 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
> <(E-Mail Removed)_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>>"metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:3c5e9c87-7cc7-4f56-9f3a-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have a old machine with a Nvidia 6600ish video card.
>>>
>>> I would like to use a TV for a second monitor. When I pick the dual
>>> display, the lowest resolution choice is 800x600.
>>>
>>> When I boot the machine, the TV will display the Windows start up
>>> screen. After the machine boots, the TV displays....unusable signal.
>>>
>>> I assume the TV can only display 640x480. Can I set XP to a lower
>>> resolution.
>>>
>>> Even when I use Nvidia's TV wizard, the min resolution is 800x600.
>>
>>The correct resolution for TV display is 720x480 if you are in the US and
>>720x576 elsewhere.
>>
>>You will find that a TV set is a poor choice for a computer monitor.
>>
>>
> I want it to watch BBC clips. It worked fine when I was driving it
> with my laptop.
>
> Can you tell me how to set the computer to this resolution using a
> Nvidia 6600 card please?
>

The Resolution of 800x600 is for S-Video connections.
Your graphics card when configured for TV out, defaults to the
S-Video output and that specific resolution.

What I suspect is you may want to connect a second "display"
being your TV set, in which you may have other connections
such as VGA, DVI or even HDMI in which case you need to opt
for "twin monitor" or "Twin display" mode, not "TV out".
You also probably require an uptodate driver for your graphics card.
If indeed your TV set has VGA or DVI etc, do not configure "TV out"
but visit the Nvidia site, click support and download the latest driver
for that model and read the pdf guide for that card.
Note when connecting a TV set via VGA, DVI or HDMI, only the HDMI
connection will carry an audio signal as well, for the other connections
you will have to make seperate audio feeds.
If your graphics card has only S-Video output, the only resolution you
can get via that connection is 800x600, also S-Video only carries
the video signal, seperate audio connections have to made to hear sound.

"Panzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:23:44 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:3c5e9c87-7cc7-4f56-9f3a-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I have a old machine with a Nvidia 6600ish video card.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to use a TV for a second monitor. When I pick the dual
>>>> display, the lowest resolution choice is 800x600.
>>>>
>>>> When I boot the machine, the TV will display the Windows start up
>>>> screen. After the machine boots, the TV displays....unusable signal.
>>>>
>>>> I assume the TV can only display 640x480. Can I set XP to a lower
>>>> resolution.
>>>>
>>>> Even when I use Nvidia's TV wizard, the min resolution is 800x600.
>>>
>>>The correct resolution for TV display is 720x480 if you are in the US and
>>>720x576 elsewhere.
>>>
>>>You will find that a TV set is a poor choice for a computer monitor.
>>>
>>>
>> I want it to watch BBC clips. It worked fine when I was driving it
>> with my laptop.
>>
>> Can you tell me how to set the computer to this resolution using a
>> Nvidia 6600 card please?
>>
>
> The Resolution of 800x600 is for S-Video connections.
> Your graphics card when configured for TV out, defaults to the
> S-Video output and that specific resolution.
>
> What I suspect is you may want to connect a second "display"
> being your TV set, in which you may have other connections
> such as VGA, DVI or even HDMI in which case you need to opt
> for "twin monitor" or "Twin display" mode, not "TV out".
> You also probably require an uptodate driver for your graphics card.
> If indeed your TV set has VGA or DVI etc, do not configure "TV out"
> but visit the Nvidia site, click support and download the latest driver
> for that model and read the pdf guide for that card.
> Note when connecting a TV set via VGA, DVI or HDMI, only the HDMI
> connection will carry an audio signal as well, for the other connections
> you will have to make seperate audio feeds.
> If your graphics card has only S-Video output, the only resolution you
> can get via that connection is 800x600, also S-Video only carries
> the video signal, seperate audio connections have to made to hear sound.

800x600 does not conform to any known TV standard. If a TV set displays a
picture at all, it will be purely because it is able to cope with a the
signal even though it is out of spec.

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> "Panzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:23:44 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>news:3c5e9c87-7cc7-4f56-9f3a-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>I have a old machine with a Nvidia 6600ish video card.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to use a TV for a second monitor. When I pick the dual
>>>>> display, the lowest resolution choice is 800x600.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I boot the machine, the TV will display the Windows start up
>>>>> screen. After the machine boots, the TV displays....unusable signal.
>>>>>
>>>>> I assume the TV can only display 640x480. Can I set XP to a lower
>>>>> resolution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Even when I use Nvidia's TV wizard, the min resolution is 800x600.
>>>>
>>>>The correct resolution for TV display is 720x480 if you are in the US
>>>>and
>>>>720x576 elsewhere.
>>>>
>>>>You will find that a TV set is a poor choice for a computer monitor.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I want it to watch BBC clips. It worked fine when I was driving it
>>> with my laptop.
>>>
>>> Can you tell me how to set the computer to this resolution using a
>>> Nvidia 6600 card please?
>>>
>>
>> The Resolution of 800x600 is for S-Video connections.
>> Your graphics card when configured for TV out, defaults to the
>> S-Video output and that specific resolution.
>>
>> What I suspect is you may want to connect a second "display"
>> being your TV set, in which you may have other connections
>> such as VGA, DVI or even HDMI in which case you need to opt
>> for "twin monitor" or "Twin display" mode, not "TV out".
>> You also probably require an uptodate driver for your graphics card.
>> If indeed your TV set has VGA or DVI etc, do not configure "TV out"
>> but visit the Nvidia site, click support and download the latest driver
>> for that model and read the pdf guide for that card.
>> Note when connecting a TV set via VGA, DVI or HDMI, only the HDMI
>> connection will carry an audio signal as well, for the other connections
>> you will have to make seperate audio feeds.
>> If your graphics card has only S-Video output, the only resolution you
>> can get via that connection is 800x600, also S-Video only carries
>> the video signal, seperate audio connections have to made to hear sound.
>
> 800x600 does not conform to any known TV standard. If a TV set displays a
> picture at all, it will be purely because it is able to cope with a the
> signal even though it is out of spec.
>
You are Wrong.
S-Video output is 800x600. The TV system is what you are thinking of,
being NTSC of 29fps at 525 lines, and PAL/Secam being 24fps at 625 lines,
that is maintained via S-Video within a a set resolution of 800x600.

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>> "Panzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> "Metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:23:44 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
>>>> <(E-Mail Removed)_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>news:3c5e9c87-7cc7-4f56-9f3a-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>I have a old machine with a Nvidia 6600ish video card.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would like to use a TV for a second monitor. When I pick the dual
>>>>>> display, the lowest resolution choice is 800x600.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I boot the machine, the TV will display the Windows start up
>>>>>> screen. After the machine boots, the TV displays....unusable signal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I assume the TV can only display 640x480. Can I set XP to a lower
>>>>>> resolution.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Even when I use Nvidia's TV wizard, the min resolution is 800x600.
>>>>>
>>>>>The correct resolution for TV display is 720x480 if you are in the US
>>>>>and
>>>>>720x576 elsewhere.
>>>>>
>>>>>You will find that a TV set is a poor choice for a computer monitor.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I want it to watch BBC clips. It worked fine when I was driving it
>>>> with my laptop.
>>>>
>>>> Can you tell me how to set the computer to this resolution using a
>>>> Nvidia 6600 card please?
>>>>
>>>
>>> The Resolution of 800x600 is for S-Video connections.
>>> Your graphics card when configured for TV out, defaults to the
>>> S-Video output and that specific resolution.
>>>
>>> What I suspect is you may want to connect a second "display"
>>> being your TV set, in which you may have other connections
>>> such as VGA, DVI or even HDMI in which case you need to opt
>>> for "twin monitor" or "Twin display" mode, not "TV out".
>>> You also probably require an uptodate driver for your graphics card.
>>> If indeed your TV set has VGA or DVI etc, do not configure "TV out"
>>> but visit the Nvidia site, click support and download the latest driver
>>> for that model and read the pdf guide for that card.
>>> Note when connecting a TV set via VGA, DVI or HDMI, only the HDMI
>>> connection will carry an audio signal as well, for the other connections
>>> you will have to make seperate audio feeds.
>>> If your graphics card has only S-Video output, the only resolution you
>>> can get via that connection is 800x600, also S-Video only carries
>>> the video signal, seperate audio connections have to made to hear sound.
>>
>> 800x600 does not conform to any known TV standard. If a TV set displays
>> a picture at all, it will be purely because it is able to cope with a the
>> signal even though it is out of spec.
>>
> You are Wrong.
> S-Video output is 800x600. The TV system is what you are thinking of,
> being NTSC of 29fps at 525 lines, and PAL/Secam being 24fps at 625 lines,
> that is maintained via S-Video within a a set resolution of 800x600.

No, *you* are wrong in all parameters. NTSC uses just 480 active lines at
29.97 fps (close enough to 30 fps to not notice). PAL uses 576 active lines
at *25* fps. As I said: 800x600 will probably work with most modern TVs
being close enough to the required signal specification provided the correct
refresh rate is used but the outside edges of the video will be cropped.
The correct resolutions are 640x480 for NTSC and 720x576 for PAL. A graphic
card with TV output connectors should be capable of delivering those
resolutions. Even at those resolutions a standard TV will still crop the
outside edges from the picture due to 'overscan' (a legacy from CRT days).

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>>> "Panzy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>> "Metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>>> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:23:44 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
>>>>> <(E-Mail Removed)_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"metspitzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>>>>>I have a old machine with a Nvidia 6600ish video card.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would like to use a TV for a second monitor. When I pick the dual
>>>>>>> display, the lowest resolution choice is 800x600.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When I boot the machine, the TV will display the Windows start up
>>>>>>> screen. After the machine boots, the TV displays....unusable
>>>>>>> signal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I assume the TV can only display 640x480. Can I set XP to a lower
>>>>>>> resolution.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Even when I use Nvidia's TV wizard, the min resolution is 800x600.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The correct resolution for TV display is 720x480 if you are in the US
>>>>>>and
>>>>>>720x576 elsewhere.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You will find that a TV set is a poor choice for a computer monitor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I want it to watch BBC clips. It worked fine when I was driving it
>>>>> with my laptop.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you tell me how to set the computer to this resolution using a
>>>>> Nvidia 6600 card please?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Resolution of 800x600 is for S-Video connections.
>>>> Your graphics card when configured for TV out, defaults to the
>>>> S-Video output and that specific resolution.
>>>>
>>>> What I suspect is you may want to connect a second "display"
>>>> being your TV set, in which you may have other connections
>>>> such as VGA, DVI or even HDMI in which case you need to opt
>>>> for "twin monitor" or "Twin display" mode, not "TV out".
>>>> You also probably require an uptodate driver for your graphics card.
>>>> If indeed your TV set has VGA or DVI etc, do not configure "TV out"
>>>> but visit the Nvidia site, click support and download the latest driver
>>>> for that model and read the pdf guide for that card.
>>>> Note when connecting a TV set via VGA, DVI or HDMI, only the HDMI
>>>> connection will carry an audio signal as well, for the other
>>>> connections
>>>> you will have to make seperate audio feeds.
>>>> If your graphics card has only S-Video output, the only resolution you
>>>> can get via that connection is 800x600, also S-Video only carries
>>>> the video signal, seperate audio connections have to made to hear
>>>> sound.
>>>
>>> 800x600 does not conform to any known TV standard. If a TV set displays
>>> a picture at all, it will be purely because it is able to cope with a
>>> the signal even though it is out of spec.
>>>
>> You are Wrong.
>> S-Video output is 800x600. The TV system is what you are thinking of,
>> being NTSC of 29fps at 525 lines, and PAL/Secam being 24fps at 625 lines,
>> that is maintained via S-Video within a a set resolution of 800x600.
>
> No, *you* are wrong in all parameters. NTSC uses just 480 active lines at
> 29.97 fps (close enough to 30 fps to not notice). PAL uses 576 active
> lines at *25* fps. As I said: 800x600 will probably work with most modern
> TVs being close enough to the required signal specification provided the
> correct refresh rate is used but the outside edges of the video will be
> cropped. The correct resolutions are 640x480 for NTSC and 720x576 for PAL.
> A graphic card with TV output connectors should be capable of delivering
> those resolutions. Even at those resolutions a standard TV will still
> crop the outside edges from the picture due to 'overscan' (a legacy from
> CRT days).
>
>

You are still wrong.
You are confusing line resolution with pixel resolution.
When connected to a flat screen via S-Video, a flat screen that
composes the image in pixels can only accept 800x600 via S-video.
And that is the pixel resolution for S-video output.
Sorry to have to rub it in, but the "720x576 for PAL" is via the superior
SCART/PERITEL connection - not the inferior S-Video analog connection.

>>
>> No, *you* are wrong in all parameters. NTSC uses just 480 active lines
>> at 29.97 fps (close enough to 30 fps to not notice). PAL uses 576 active
>> lines at *25* fps. As I said: 800x600 will probably work with most
>> modern TVs being close enough to the required signal specification
>> provided the correct refresh rate is used but the outside edges of the
>> video will be cropped. The correct resolutions are 640x480 for NTSC and
>> 720x576 for PAL. A graphic card with TV output connectors should be
>> capable of delivering those resolutions. Even at those resolutions a
>> standard TV will still crop the outside edges from the picture due to
>> 'overscan' (a legacy from CRT days).
>>
>>
>
> You are still wrong.
> You are confusing line resolution with pixel resolution.
> When connected to a flat screen via S-Video, a flat screen that
> composes the image in pixels can only accept 800x600 via S-video.
> And that is the pixel resolution for S-video output.
> Sorry to have to rub it in, but the "720x576 for PAL" is via the superior
> SCART/PERITEL connection - not the inferior S-Video analog connection.
>

Ooops, I'm afraid I have to correct you yet again, PAL is 24fps.
Try not to get into too much of a tizz about it.
I'll leave you to wade through the following:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...meta=&aq=f&oq=

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...meta=&aq=f&oq=

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...meta=&aq=f&oq=