GeForce FX5200 TV-out problems

[MSlv]

I have a Nvidia GeForce FX5200 graphics adaptor with 256MB of video memory.
I experience the following problem when using the tv-out function: the picture displayed on the TV is bigger and it appears cropped, I mean the TOP/BOTTOM/LEFT/RIGHT margins are cut off. So, to correct this, I have to get to a setting to zoom out the picture untill it doesn't get cropped anymore. All is good so far, but when I start a movie in full-screen, the picture gets cropped again. So I have to do the zoom-out thing once more, and it's a pain while the movie is playing/paused in full-screen.
This would be fine If I'd have to set it once and it stayed like that forever, but as I switched from full-screen to window mode and back to full-screen, the image on the TV got cropped again (:angry:) and I had to do the zoom-out thing again.

Anyone else experiencing this? Can someone help me? I'm pretty desperate, y'know...
Please?

Thanks in advance!

[techz]

What are you using to do TV Out? SVideo, RGB?

[SeeMoreDigital]

Originally posted by techz
What are you using to do TV Out? SVideo, RGB? As far as I'm aware the TV output socket does not offer RGB output... just S-video and composite (via an S-video dongle)!

It would be nice to know if this card/socket can be adapted to offer RGB though :D


Cheers

[Joe Fenton]

I assume you are using Windows... Windows normally tries to use the same resolution on the TV out as the main Windows screen. So if you are on a 1280x1024 res on your monitor, it will be trying to do the same on the TV out. That is where your problem comes from... you are seeing the top left corner of a larger display. I don't know how to make Windows change the resolution of the TV out independent of the main display as I never cared to use the TV out.

In linux, the TV out resolution is set in the x11 config file as a separate screen device. Pretty simple - just add a few lines to your xorg.conf and you have TV out at the size you want. You'll have to google around for setting the resolution under Windows.

[MSlv]

Yes, I use S-Video. Could this be something with the driver and not related to Windows?
Yes, whe the image is full on TV, there are black borders at top and bottom, but I think this is because the TV pixels are not square, like PC monitors' pixels.

Updating the driver could help me or not?

[Joe Fenton]

No idea. You could always try it. I've seen somewhere that VMR gives you more control of the TV out, so you might try setting your media player to use VMR and see if it makes a difference.

[sbeswick]

I have done this with an FX5200 using Svideo out....I set the tv up as a dual monitor (right click the desktop and hit properties). You can go to the settings tab and hit advanced...this should allow you to adjust the settings of each "monitor". With newer drives you should be able to set different resolutions for each one. Also, keep in mind if you are playing dvd's, some players don't allow them to be played on your secondary monitor...they default to primary. PowerDVD, Zoomplayer etc will let you move the dvd screen around.

[SeeMoreDigital]

What nVIDIA FX5200 software are you guys using?

I happened across a beta called "67.02_win2kxp".... Is this the most up to date version available?


Cheers

[Shinigami-Sama]

mine does hte same thing
it can't scale it down from 1280:1024 if it;s 1024:768 it can though
anf if it;s badly croped and large/small just play with the "device ajustment" thing till you get zoom right
had to do a few times
now it;s set perfect:cool:

[MSlv]

If I use VMR-9 it no longer happens. But the image quality is pretty bad. I'll try and see if Overlay Mixer works like VMR-9, because it provides better image quality. With VMR-9, the black is no longer black. It's more like gray.

[sbeswick]

I am using 66.93 nvidia drivers.