ATI custom resolutions?

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Andrew Dixon wrote:

> I am looking at getting a new graphics card. One of the features I am
> looking at is the ability to set the desktop resolution to 720 x 576 for
> TV out applications on a PAL standard definition TV. I have read that
> such a resolution can be achieved with nVidia cards using the drivers.
> I've so far been unable to find out if this can be done with ATI cards.
> Does anyone here have any experience with this sort of thing and can
> tell me if this is possible?

Powerstrip would certainly allow that, however if the board has a PAL video
output then it should be a non-issue anyway.

> Thanks
> Andy

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Andrew Dixon wrote:

> J. Clarke wrote:
>> Andrew Dixon wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I am looking at getting a new graphics card. One of the features I am
>>>looking at is the ability to set the desktop resolution to 720 x 576 for
>>>TV out applications on a PAL standard definition TV. I have read that
>>>such a resolution can be achieved with nVidia cards using the drivers.
>>>I've so far been unable to find out if this can be done with ATI cards.
>>> Does anyone here have any experience with this sort of thing and can
>>>tell me if this is possible?
>>
>>
>> Powerstrip would certainly allow that, however if the board has a PAL
>> video output then it should be a non-issue anyway.
>>
>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Andy
>>
>>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> If I have a desktop resolution of say 1024x768 and I am watching a PAL
> dvd on a PAL tv via TV then my dvd will go through a 720x576 > 1024x768
> > 720x576 conversion right? Or am I misunderstanding something? It is
> this conversion that I want to avoid.

The resolution of the TV-out is independent of the desktop if you run it in
theater mode.
>
> Thanks
> Andy

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