Re: Poor Quality Video Out on iBook SE (2nd Ed)

2002-07-31 Thread Jeff Lentz
Ian - I feel your pain. Twice in large family gatherings I tried to hook up my PB to do a slide show on TV and got only a scrolling display. Turned out to be set to a European PAL (50hz) format instead of the local NTSC (60 hz). Figured it out, but not in time for the two shows, or to avoid Mac

Re: Poor Quality Video Out on iBook SE (2nd Ed)

2002-07-30 Thread Jon Glass
on 7/30/02 11:29 PM, Eugene Lee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > : Hmmm, that might explain the TV, but it still looks "shitty" through > : the VERY expensive Sony Digital Projector. I can't believe I have a > : laptop that is useless for presentations! Anyone else? > > If the video quality is lo

Re: Poor Quality Video Out on iBook SE (2nd Ed)

2002-07-30 Thread Ian Jones
Eugene wrote: >If the video quality is low, no amount of expensive hardware can make it >look any better. and Thomas wrote: >It could also be that your iBook is sending a signal more than the TV can >handle. If the iBook is set to 800x600 the TV is made for 640x480. So try >setting the iBook to

Re: Poor Quality Video Out on iBook SE (2nd Ed)

2002-07-30 Thread Eugene Lee
On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 07:13:08AM +1000, Ian Jones wrote: : : Nigel wrote: : >It's because the resolution on TV's are so shitty. : : Hmmm, that might explain the TV, but it still looks "shitty" through : the VERY expensive Sony Digital Projector. I can't believe I have a : laptop that is use

Re: Poor Quality Video Out on iBook SE (2nd Ed)

2002-07-30 Thread Thomas Bier
It could also be that your iBook is sending a signal more than the TV can handle. If the iBook is set to 800x600 the TV is made for 640x480. So try setting the iBook to 640x480. -Thomas > Nigel wrote: >> It's because the resolution on TV's are so shitty. > > Hmmm, that might explain the TV, b

Re: Poor Quality Video Out on iBook SE (2nd Ed)

2002-07-30 Thread Ian Jones
Nigel wrote: >It's because the resolution on TV's are so shitty. Hmmm, that might explain the TV, but it still looks "shitty" through the VERY expensive Sony Digital Projector. I can't believe I have a laptop that is useless for presentations! Anyone else? -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Poor Quality Video Out on iBook SE (2nd Ed)

2002-07-30 Thread Nigel Williamson
It's because the resolution on TV's are so shitty. At 17:30 +1000 on 30/7/02, Ian Jones wrote: >My iBook screen is perfectly clear, but has ALWAYS (since purchase) >translated to a fuzzy, barely readable image through the AV Out onto >a TV screen or through a digital projector. However, a DVD pla

Poor Quality Video Out on iBook SE (2nd Ed)

2002-07-30 Thread Ian Jones
My iBook screen is perfectly clear, but has ALWAYS (since purchase) translated to a fuzzy, barely readable image through the AV Out onto a TV screen or through a digital projector. However, a DVD plays quite clearly through AV Out, so I guess the cable is OK. Happens under OS 9.2 as well as OS