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Using a Monitor vs. Using the TV DisplayUsing your TV for your PC’s display is ideal for playing
games, giving presentations, watching movies, and
browsing the Internet. However, the display on your
monitor may change or looked squashed. This occurs
because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your
TV. To correct the monitor’s display, use the monitor’s
control buttons to adjust its display size and position.
Some single frequency monitors may not work with TV
display enabled. If you experience problems when TV
display is enabled, disable TV display to restore your
monitor’s display.
Adjusting Monitor Display
The size of the display on your monitor may be smaller
and not perfectly centered when you have TV display
enabled. These effects are caused by the changes
required to provide a proper display on the TV.
Use the controls available on the Adjustments tab on the
Monitor Properties page (accessible by clicking on the
Monitor button on the ATI Displays tab) to adjust the
display on your monitor only. Click on the TV button to
adjust the TV display only.
Viewing Text on a TV
A TV is designed primarily to show moving, rather than
static, images. The large dot pitch of a TV (which is fine
for moving video) will yield poor quality static images
such as text.
The small text sizes commonly used for PC desktops can
appear blurred or unclear on a TV. You can compensate
for this by using larger fonts.