Vista wont detect all supported resolutions for Plasma via SVGA cable

[chriseid]

Ok so I have a relatively odd but crippling problem. I started using my laptop to watch HD divx videos on my Samsung HP-S4233 plasma TV about a month ago. I would connect my laptop using a an old VGA cable and set the resolution to 1920x720 (to match the video file) and everything worked beautifully. I decided to get a longer cable to make the connection easier and ended up with a 15' SVGA cable. I connected the TV to my laptop as usual but when I went to adjust the resolution, I was shocked to find I could only select 800x600 or 1024x768. So I thought it must be the new cable but no, the same problem occurred with the old cable.
I have tried updating my video card drivers to no avail.

I must thank anyone for their help in advance as this is really an important feature for me.

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[Ancient_1]

To get that resolution you will have to use DVI, HDMI, VGA or Component connection. S-Video can not display at that high of resolution, I think 1024x768 would be the best possible and not sure of anything over 800x600. If I remember correctly S-Video is limited to about 525 lines of horizontal resolution. I have my puter hooked up to my TV and am given the choice of 800x600 or 1024x768 (which is almost unreadable on my 40").

 

[chriseid]

No no, not S-video, SVGA. Its an upgraded vga standard.