36 Using TV Out
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.
Reducing Edge Distortion
When using a TV for your computer’s display, you may see some edge
distortion on the left and right side of your TV screen. This effect depends
on your TV and the computer application you are running.
You can reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV display’s horizontal
size or contrast.
Increasing the horizontal size of a TV display
1
Access the Display Properties dialog by right-clicking on the desktop
or navigating through Windows®
Control Panel
.
2
Click on the
Settings
tab and then the
Advanced
button.
3
Click on the
ATI Displays
tab.
4
Click on the
TV
button.
5
Click the
Adjustments
tab.
6
In the
Screen Size
section
,
click on the plus (
+
) button beside the
horizontal arrowheads
to increase the horizontal size of the TV
display.
7
Click
OK
or
Apply
to save the changes you have made.
You can also reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV’s contrast.
