Dual monitor S-Video to TV widescreen

[tiger32kw]

Hello,

I am trying to figure out how to get my second display (Toshiba 30HF84 HDTV) to use wide screen resolutions as a second monitor using the S-Video. I have read some of the other posts and downloaded the DTD Calculator and used a linux modeline I found for the tv to try and fix it. I am confused though. I am not sure how to change the second monitor so it is widescreen when it is my extended desktop. Is there a way to do this? Having it make use of the 1080i or any sort of widescreen would rock.

Here is the modeline I found

Modeline "1280x720" 74.160 1280 1352 1392 1648 720 725 730 750 -hsync -vsync

which translates to a Calculated DTD of

F8 1C 00 70 51 68 0F 10 48 28 22 00 00 00 00 00 00 98

It is using the Generic Television driver and I have a intel 945GM chipset. My computer is a Dell E1505. Here is the info on the TV using mon info... though I am not too sure what to make of it.

Monitor
Windows description......... Generic Television
Manufacturer................ PNP
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Plug and Play ID............ PNP09FE
Serial number............... n/a
EDID data source............ Registry (stored)
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Manufacture date............ 1990
EDID revision............... 0.0
Display type and signal..... Analog 0.700,0.300 (1.0V p-p)
Sync input support.......... n/a
Screen size................. n/a
Power management............ n/a

Color characteristics
Display gamma............... 1.00
Red chromaticity............ Rx 0.000 - Ry 0.000
Green chromaticity.......... Gx 0.000 - Gy 0.000
Blue chromaticity........... Bx 0.000 - By 0.000
White point (default)....... Wx 0.000 - Wy 0.000

Timing characteristics
VESA GTF support............ Not supported
Horizontal scan range....... n/a
Vertical scan range......... n/a
Video bandwidth............. n/a
Extension blocks............ n/a
Timing recommendation #1.... 720x480 at 60Hz
Modeline................ "720x480" 27.020 720 736 797 858 480 489 494 525 -hsync -vsync
Timing recommendation #2.... 720x480 at 60Hz
Modeline................ "720x480" 26.130 720 730 799 880 480 481 483 495 -hsync -vsync
Timing recommendation #3.... 720x576 at 60Hz
Modeline................ "720x576" 32.400 720 732 795 864 576 581 585 625 -hsync -vsync
Timing recommendation #4.... 720x576 at 60Hz
Modeline................ "720x576" 32.660 720 744 815 912 576 577 579 597 -hsync -vsync

Standard timings supported
640 x 480 at 60Hz - IBM VGA
720 x 480 at 60Hz - PNP
720 x 576 at 60Hz - PNP
800 x 600 at 60Hz - VESA
1024 x 768 at 60Hz - VESA

Raw EDID base
00: 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 41 D0 FE 09 00 00 00 00
10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 21 08 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
30: 01 01 01 01 01 01 8E 0A D0 8A 20 E0 2D 10 10 3D
40: 95 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 35 0A D0 A0 20 E0 0F 10
50: 0A 45 12 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 A8 0C D0 90 20 40
60: 31 20 0C 3F 54 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 C2 0C D0 C0
70: 20 40 15 20 18 47 12 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 00 4B

Display adapter
Adapter description......... Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset Family
Adapter device ID........... 0x27A68086
Display settings............ 1024x768, 32bpp

User/computer information
Registered user name........ Kyle Weaver
Registered organization..... TiGer Inc.
Network user name........... Kyle
Network computer name....... TIGER
Windows version ............ Windows XP
Windows build .............. 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
Installation date .......... 1/13/2008 12:00:00 PM

I'm am pretty good with computers and understand how to edit my registry/install drivers. Just not quite sure what to change if I need to. Any help would be most appreciated!!

Thanks,
Kyle

[Aaron_B_Intel]

I don't think this is going to work in the way you want it to. Svideo only transmits 480i (576i for PAL); even if you somehow get the TV to send 1280x720 your TV won't accept it.

[tiger32kw]

That is quite unfortunate. What about just putting it in wide screen in general? Maybe at a lower resolution. Just so everything is not disproportionate.