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Connecting Your Computer to a TV and Adjusting Display Settings
Depending on the video card installed in your computer, your computer may
have a special video control panel with extensive help information. The video
card control panel may also provide special wizard software to enable the TV
display option, along with custom display settings.
Some video card vendors provide:
•
Video card control panels
•
Detailed help guides
•
Context sensitive help
•
Display settings wizards
•
TV settings wizards
Adjusting Display Settings With the Vendor Video
Card Control Panel
The preferred method for adjusting display settings, such as screen resolution
and color, is through the video card control panel. The control panel supplies
the vendor’s recommended settings.
NOTE:
If you use the Windows
Display Properties
menu for adjusting display
settings, these settings may conflict with the vendor default settings and cause
unanticipated results.
Windows Vista
1
Right-click an open area of the desktop.
2
Click
Personalize
. The
Personalize appearance and sounds
window
appears.
3
Click
Display Settings
→
Advanced Settings
.
4
Click the tab for the video card installed in your computer. This tab will
display the manufacturer’s name for the video card.
Windows XP
1
Access the
Display Properties
menu through the
Control Panel
.
2
Click the
Settings
tab.
3
Click
Advanced
.
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