TV out resolution Problems, Please Help!

[joshrogoff]

Hello all. I just installed my TV tuner card with XP MCE and i have to say that MCE is impressive. Its so much fun to play with. But i do have one gripe. When i'm in Media Center and i switch the output to the TV, whcih is a flat crt via s-video cable, the resolution is ok, but not that grat. I can live with that, but what bothers me is that there is a progressive area that gets lighter and moves up the screen. Its especially noticable when i'm on a black screen. Its not horrible, just very annoying. I know its not the tuner becasue it doesn't happen when i watch TV on the comp monitor. What can it be? The tv? The video card output, the cable? Any input would be great...thanks!:D

Also, what are some key resolution settings that will maximize my TV viewing expierence overall?

[Dustmann]

It's most likely your tv. If you don't have an HDTV, the resolutions will just plain stink. Most regular 4:3 crt tvs have a native resolution of 640x480, i THINK that you may be able to squeeze 800x600 out of them, but as you have noticed, the quality is severely lacking compared to a computer monitor.
HDTV resolutions (all in 16:9 aspect)

# 480i - 704x480 interlaced
# 480p - 704x480 progressive

# 720p - 1280x720 progressive
# 1080i - 1920x1080 interlaced
# 1080p - 1920x1080 progressive

* Note the figures here were stolen from http://www.hdtvinfoport.com/HDTV-Resolution.html You may want to check it out for yourself. :D

[joshrogoff]

Thank for the reply! Do you think that the moving area of litness is just something i'll have to live with or is it something i can fix?

[joshrogoff]

So i figured out that if i switch my output before entering media center the resolution is much better instead of switching it in media center. I still get that area of lightness though, any suggestions? Also, when i extend my main and have media center on the TV, it doesn't me bring my mouse back over to the comp screen, suggestions there?