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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1024435" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>No, there is no software that will fix it, as the problem is not with your computer or the cable, but with the TV.</p><p></p><p>The VGA connection on the vast majority of HDTVs will not accept a 1920 x 1080 input. For that matter, most of them will not even accept a 16:9 input through VGA. Yours is one of them. Most of the better manufacturers will list the resolutions the VGA port will accept in the owners manual, not yours. It does provide the technical info however, saying the PC input accepts VGA, SVGA and XGA. This now has to be interpreted.</p><p></p><p>VGA = 640 x 480</p><p>SVGA = 800 x 600</p><p>XGA = 1024 x 768</p><p></p><p>These are the resolutions you'll be able to use. You'll notice they are all 4:3 aspect ratios also. The TV doesn't have the ability to interpret any other resolutions through the VGA port. This is very typical. Only in the last 1-2 years have a "few" of the HDTV manufacturers begun using better quality VGA ports to allow a VGA connection matching the resolution of the HDTV.</p><p></p><p>You'll need to upgrade to HDMI if you want the best you can get on the TV. You'll need a mini-DVI to HDMI adapter. You can grab one from Apple or <a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041912&p_id=4852&seq=1&format=2" target="_blank">monoprice</a> or others and a HDMI cable.</p><p></p><p>If you want the sound from your TV also, you must use the HDMI/DVI 1 port. That is the only one that will allow for separate audio with HDMI.</p><p>You'll need a stereo mini-plug (3.5mm) to RCA cable for connecting the audio.</p><p></p><p>I do not recommend a mini-DVI to DVI and then a DVI to HDMI cable. The mini-DVI to HDMI adapter is much smaller and will fit better in your trash drawer of cables at the end of it's life than the cable will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1024435, member: 24160"] No, there is no software that will fix it, as the problem is not with your computer or the cable, but with the TV. The VGA connection on the vast majority of HDTVs will not accept a 1920 x 1080 input. For that matter, most of them will not even accept a 16:9 input through VGA. Yours is one of them. Most of the better manufacturers will list the resolutions the VGA port will accept in the owners manual, not yours. It does provide the technical info however, saying the PC input accepts VGA, SVGA and XGA. This now has to be interpreted. VGA = 640 x 480 SVGA = 800 x 600 XGA = 1024 x 768 These are the resolutions you'll be able to use. You'll notice they are all 4:3 aspect ratios also. The TV doesn't have the ability to interpret any other resolutions through the VGA port. This is very typical. Only in the last 1-2 years have a "few" of the HDTV manufacturers begun using better quality VGA ports to allow a VGA connection matching the resolution of the HDTV. You'll need to upgrade to HDMI if you want the best you can get on the TV. You'll need a mini-DVI to HDMI adapter. You can grab one from Apple or [URL="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041912&p_id=4852&seq=1&format=2"]monoprice[/URL] or others and a HDMI cable. If you want the sound from your TV also, you must use the HDMI/DVI 1 port. That is the only one that will allow for separate audio with HDMI. You'll need a stereo mini-plug (3.5mm) to RCA cable for connecting the audio. I do not recommend a mini-DVI to DVI and then a DVI to HDMI cable. The mini-DVI to HDMI adapter is much smaller and will fit better in your trash drawer of cables at the end of it's life than the cable will. [/QUOTE]
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