PC Display

Using Your TV as a Computer (PC) Display

Setting Up Your PC Software (Based on Windows XP)

The Windows display-settings for a typical computer are shown below. The actual screens on your PC will probably be different, depending upon your particular version of Windows and your particular video card. However, even if your actual screens look different, the same basic set-up information will apply in almost all cases.

(If not, contact your computer manufacturer or Samsung Dealer.)

1.First, click on Control Panel on the Windows start menu.

2.When the control panel window appears, click on Appearance and Themes and a display dialog-box will appear.

3.When the control panel window appears, click on Display and a display dialog-box will appear.

4.Navigate to the Settings tab on the display dialog-box. The correct size setting (resolution) Optimum : 1920 X 1080 pixels. If a vertical frequency option exists on your display settings dialog box, the correct value is 60 or 60 Hz. Otherwise, just click OK and exit the dialog box.

Display Modes

If the signal from the system equals the standard signal mode, the screen is adjusted automatically. If the signal from the system doesn’t equal the standard signal mode, adjust the mode by referring to your videocard user guide; otherwise there may be no video. For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized during manufacturing.

D-Sub and HDMI/DVI Input

Mode

Resolution

Horizontal Frequency (kHz)

Vertical Frequency (Hz)

Pixel Clock Frequency (MHz)

Sync Polarity (H/V)

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBM

640 x 350

31.469

70.086

25.175

+ / -

720 x 400

31.469

70.087

28.322

- / +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC

640 x 480

35.000

66.667

30.240

- / -

832 x 624

49.726

74.551

57.284

- / -

 

1152 x 870

68.681

75.062

100.000

- / +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

720 x 576

35.910

59.950

32.750

- / +

VESA CVT

1152 x 864

53.783

59.959

81.750

- / +

1280 x 720

44.772

59.855

74.500

- / +

 

1280 x 720

56.456

74.777

95.750

- / +

 

1280 x 960

75.231

74.857

130.000

- / +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 x 480

31.469

59.940

25.175

- / -

 

640 x 480

37.861

72.809

31.500

- / -

 

640 x 480

37.500

75.000

31.500

- / -

 

800 x 600

37.879

60.317

40.000

+ / +

 

800 x 600

48.077

72.188

50.000

+ / +

 

800 x 600

46.875

75.000

49.500

+ / +

 

1024 x 768

48.363

60.004

65.000

- / -

 

1024 x 768

56.476

70.069

75.000

- / -

VESA DMT

1024 x 768

60.023

75.029

78.750

+ / +

1152 x 864

67.500

75.000

108.000

+ / +

 

1280 x 800

49.702

59.810

83.500

- / +

 

1280 x 800

62.795

74.934

106.500

- / +

 

1280 x 960

60.000

60.000

108.000

+ / +

 

1280 x 1024

63.981

60.020

108.000

+ / +

 

1280 x 1024

79.976

75.025

135.000

+ / +

 

1360 x 768

47.712

60.015

85.500

+ / +

 

1440 x 900

55.935

59.887

106.500

- / +

 

1440 x 900

70.635

74.984

136.750

- / +

 

1680 x 1050

65.290

59.954

146.250

- / +

 

 

 

 

 

 

VESA GTF

1280 x 720

52.500

70.000

89.040

- / +

1280 x 1024

74.620

70.000

128.943

- / -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VESA DMT /

1920 x 1080p

67.500

60.000

148.500

+ / +

DTV CEA

 

 

 

 

 

NWhen using an HDMI/DVI cable connection, you must use the HDMI IN 2(DVI) terminal.

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Samsung PN5B540SF user manual Using Your TV as a Computer PC Display, Display Modes

PN5B540SF specifications

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