ATI custom resolutions?

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Andrew Dixon

I am looking at getting a new graphics card. One of the features I am
looking at is the ability to set the desktop resolution to 720 x 576 for
TV out applications on a PAL standard definition TV. I have read that
such a resolution can be achieved with nVidia cards using the drivers.
I've so far been unable to find out if this can be done with ATI cards.
Does anyone here have any experience with this sort of thing and can
tell me if this is possible?

Thanks
Andy
 
Andrew said:
I am looking at getting a new graphics card. One of the features I am
looking at is the ability to set the desktop resolution to 720 x 576 for
TV out applications on a PAL standard definition TV. I have read that
such a resolution can be achieved with nVidia cards using the drivers.
I've so far been unable to find out if this can be done with ATI cards.
Does anyone here have any experience with this sort of thing and can
tell me if this is possible?
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Powerstrip would certainly allow that, however if the board has a PAL video
output then it should be a non-issue anyway.
 
J. Clarke said:
Andrew Dixon wrote:




Powerstrip would certainly allow that, however if the board has a PAL video
output then it should be a non-issue anyway.
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Thanks for your reply.

If I have a desktop resolution of say 1024x768 and I am watching a PAL
dvd on a PAL tv via TV then my dvd will go through a 720x576 > 1024x768
720x576 conversion right? Or am I misunderstanding something? It is
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this conversion that I want to avoid.

Thanks
Andy
 
Andrew said:
Thanks for your reply.

If I have a desktop resolution of say 1024x768 and I am watching a PAL
dvd on a PAL tv via TV then my dvd will go through a 720x576 > 1024x768
this conversion that I want to avoid.
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The resolution of the TV-out is independent of the desktop if you run it in
theater mode.
 
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