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Hoping someone can help...

I'm trying to run my TV as a second screen, but the resolution options I'm offered (generic pnp monitor driver) only include 1280x720 or 1024x768. On my old PC I had no trouble getting the tv to display at 1280(ish)x768 (as well as hundreds of other resolutions) but just don't seem to have the different options now I'm on a new laptop.

Any ideas as 1024 is just rubbish, and 1280x720 seems to go off the screen, and the display is not crisp

Thanks

In reply to balmybaldwin:

Have you got the most current graphics drivers installed for your laptop?

In reply to balmybaldwin:

How is it connected, is it vga. switch to dvi or hdmi. If that made no sense ask for an explination

In reply to itsThere:
It's HDMI (same as on the old Vista PC) (I'm using it via a wireless adapter box, but it's the same when hard wired)

Edit, just booted up old pc.. it's running the same display at 1360x768 (32 bit), and is also using a generic pnp monitor driver and is perfectly crisp

In reply to Clauso:

should hope so.. it's only a week old... will check though

In reply to balmybaldwin:

Found a bios update, so running that now...

In reply to balmybaldwin:

Hmm is the aspect ratio set to match your laptop. Have a look in the settings and see what they are at.

In reply to itsThere:
No, laptop is set at 1920x1080, and i've tried with and without the aspect ratio radio box checked

(BIOS update made no difference)

In reply to balmybaldwin:

look for an option on the display settings that's called something like

show or hide other display sizes

the exact name depends on your OS

In reply to rallymania:

Im on windows 8.1

Found a display full list button in the display adapter settings, the same adapter when i access through laptop monitor allows 400 odd different settings, but when accessed through the second screen only shows 1024x768 and 1280x768.

Going to try my other tv if I can get to it

In reply to balmybaldwin:

Is it set to mirror or extend the desktop? Make sure to choose extend or only show the desktop on the TV.

In reply to Nexonen:

yep, concur!

In reply to Nexonen:

I've tried it on extend, and tv only, or tv as main display etc... no joy. It's very odd... it knows it's a sony tv (i didn't tell it) but is disabling the settings for some reason.

I've read a bit about some software to create a custom driver file... might try that later, it' too much to think about right now

In reply to balmybaldwin:

Have you just got a HDMI connection on the laptop

In reply to itsThere:

a mini display port, but I've also got miracast (wireless)

Ordered an adapter to dvi to try that