VGA resolution with Sony Bravia TV
I've just bought a Sony Bravia KDL40S5100 TV. Its VGA input is acting weird. I have a Gateway desktop with Windows 7 and Intel 945 graphics. I also have a laptop running Ubuntu 9.04.
The TV will not display the Gateway desktop when the resolution is over 1360x768, I have to wait for it to time out and bring me back. The Intel driver even urges me to switch to the "recommended" 1920x1080. I just installed Win7 using this TV as the monitor. When the original welcome screen started after setup, it started me at 1080. I had to start in safemode to set a res that would work!
When I plug my laptop into the TV, 1920x1080 works just fine.
Any ideas?
This laptop also has Win7, which I am going to try, but I haven't gotten a chance yet.
Solution 1:
Try a new cable. I've seen so many cases that the PC can't detect the monitor's resolution due to the broken cable. The component signals are still OK so the image can be displayed, but the monitor information which is sent in another wire can't be read properly
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