Bubblegum Bandit October 5, 2004 Share Bubblegum Bandit Member October 5, 2004 I'm messing with a program called PowerStrip that basically lets me output my VGA signal to my new HDTV. I have a transcoder that turns the VGA signal into component video since that is the only higher format input. (1080i is what I'm lookin for). Anyone have any experience with this....I'm messing around in their forums looking for info as well, but thought I was ask about it back home as well. ---bub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBugs October 5, 2004 Share TheBugs Member October 5, 2004 the only experience i have with it is the free version, to turn my brightness up ingame without exiting ans stuff, when i need too. It works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit October 5, 2004 Author Share Bubblegum Bandit Member October 5, 2004 HACKS!!!! No, I'm actually working on a whole house audio/video system run from a computer....there are a couple of front ends out there that are pretty sweet and free too!!!! Anyway....I need to use PowerStrip to basically trick my TV into thinking its being fed its native resolution. I want to be able to run a client through my TV for accessing movies and music....plus it would be pretty damn cool to be able to check mail, surf the web, and play games on my 46" widescreen while I"m kicked back on the couch. Plus, if I get good at it, there might be some big money in it for me down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Kill3r October 5, 2004 Share All Kill3r Member October 5, 2004 i've used Powerstrip for overclocking and changing gamma like bugs... prob have more luck in a diff forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zerodamage October 5, 2004 Share Guest zerodamage Guests October 5, 2004 Only thing I've ever used Powerstrip for was creating a generic INF file for my monitor a while back. I otherwise use ATI Tool for my OC and fan speed control and Temp monitoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit October 5, 2004 Author Share Bubblegum Bandit Member October 5, 2004 prob have more luck in a diff forum <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, I'm doing some looking in other forums as well.....AVForums, htpcnews, xlobby, and powerstrip all have forums.....but I figured I would ask our tech guys as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random_n00b October 6, 2004 Share random_n00b Member October 6, 2004 I used to use PowerStrip for locking refresh rates back when Windows XP was brand new and the likes of refreshforce hadn't been invented yet, and before that I used it to crank the brightness on my old half-baked monitor. It's one incredibly handy utility. As for the VGA->Component conversion, I can't say that I really know. I would guess that if you know your TV's resolution and horizontal & vertical refresh rate capabilities that you could enter them into the advanced settings in PowerStrip, but I would think that the signal needs to be in NTSC to work with the TV (unless that funky conversion piece you have already converts the RGB signal to NTSC). Personally, I'm somewhat lazy and would just buy one of those funny cables/adapters that ATi sells and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit October 6, 2004 Author Share Bubblegum Bandit Member October 6, 2004 Personally, I'm somewhat lazy and would just buy one of those funny cables/adapters that ATi sells and be done with it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually, the one ATi sells does less than what the on I bought does....from what I've read, on MOST occasions you still have to use PowerStrip to get everything working right. I got the 480p to actually display finally, but I could only see the top left quarter of my desktop due to the overscan and front porches. I'm searching for the exact settings and refresh rates the TV uses......but if I could find that, my whole problem would be solved. I also found someone saying that SP2 was messing some stuff up with PS....so I'ma reinstall XP and not update to SP2 and see if I have any better luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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