Desktop on TV?

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Miseryguts

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Hello to all here.

I'm duplicating my Desktop to my TV via HDMI.. primarily for gaming atm, but as soon as I source a decent wireless keyboard/mouse I'll be using it for a lot more.

Just wondering if there's a better way & if I can solve a few of the annoyances..

I have to reduce my Desktop res (it's 1920x1200) to the TV's 1920x1080 before I can see any shortcut's/folders etc & then change it back when I'm finished.
The Desktop display is not aligned correctly on the TV either, with many of the shortcuts on the periphery of the screen not being accessible.
 
Most TVs are only 1920 x 1080 (thus you having to set that resolution) and are generally terrible at gaming due to latency and massive pixels.

Anyhoo, what specific TV is this, and what specific graphics card?
 
Instead of duplicating, you could extend your display, then you can keep your desktop resolution the same, while setting the TV to the appropriate 1080p.

Right-click -> Screen Resolution -> Multiple displays -> "Extend these displays"
 
Troncoso said:
Instead of duplicating, you could extend your display, then you can keep your desktop resolution the same, while setting the TV to the appropriate 1080p.

Right-click -> Screen Resolution -> Multiple displays -> "Extend these displays"
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No good for gaming though?
 
When you connect it to the TV, go into TV settings and there will be stretch settings and you need to normalise these.
 
Okedokey said:
When you connect it to the TV, go into TV settings and there will be stretch settings and you need to normalise these.
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Exactly.I was just about to say the same thing.

Anyway connecting the PC through DVI or HDMI will work just perfect.
I had my 15 years old PC connected that way through DVI for 7 months and every inch of my desktop was fine.So HDMI will work just fine also since it is also a digital signal.
I even played games and it worked perfectly fine.
So if you cannot see all your icons then you either need to properly configure your GPU settings (usually located in your graphic driver options) OR do what Okeydokey said and that is to properly configure your TV settings OR both.
For TV settings I usually use STRETCH IMAGE.




Cheers!
 
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