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Title: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: coombz on December 07, 2011, 10:01:34 AM

just wondering!

when I first started playing AH, on my laptop, I unfortunately couldn't get it to work on the bigscreen TV via HDMI...as soon as the game launched the HDMI output would stop working :(

been playing with a desktop PC and 22" monitor since then, but I feel like trying to run it on the big TV again...if there is someone out there who successfully plays AH on their TV via HDMI I'd like to hear from them, just to know that it can be done!

 :cheers: cheers

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: Noir on December 07, 2011, 10:06:01 AM

via HDMI, your TV screen will be handled by windows like any PC screen. It will be able to see what maximum resolution it can have etc, so you should be fine!

I believe a PC screen is still superior for the delay, constrast, colors etc...

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: WWhiskey on December 07, 2011, 10:07:53 AM

many here play on there TV's  including me,,on a Samsung 42 inch led  no problems what so ever!

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: coombz on December 07, 2011, 10:14:25 AM

Quote from: Noir on December 07, 2011, 10:06:01 AM

via HDMI, your TV screen will be handled by windows like any PC screen. It will be able to see what maximum resolution it can have etc, so you should be fine!

I believe a PC screen is still superior for the delay, constrast, colors etc...

mmm indeed, with my laptop it worked fine for Windows and every game I tried........except KotOR and AH! ;) 


WWhiskey, thanks for that. Encouraging to hear as I have a 42" Samsung as well. I'll give it a go tonight.

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: Skuzzy on December 07, 2011, 10:51:29 AM

If you are going to use the HDMI connection to a television, you have to make sure the resolution is correctly set in the game to match the television.

The game does not care what the display is and has no control over it.  If it is not working, it usually means the refresh rate and/or resolution is not set correctly to match the television.

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: coombz on December 07, 2011, 10:53:33 AM

Roger that, thanks Skuzzy :aok 

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: zack1234 on December 07, 2011, 04:21:49 PM

i use video output on my samsung LDC :)

HDMI/DVI output looks awfull :)

Looks like everything has been cut out by a razor blade :old:

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: coombz on December 08, 2011, 03:51:44 AM

Quote from: zack1234 on December 07, 2011, 04:21:49 PM

HDMI/DVI output looks awfull :)

yeah - it was pretty nice for AH, but no good for anything else except watching movies really

so you're using what? DVI to DVI? or DVI to HDMI?

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: zack1234 on December 08, 2011, 08:08:41 AM

DVI to video output it looks very nice, also when using HDMI tv kept setting to 24 frames :old:

Bought a cable but card came with adapter if you want it :old:

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: coombz on December 08, 2011, 08:19:53 AM

thanks old bean :old:  pretty sure I've already got what I need though, and if not I can pick up a cable easy enough

I'll give it a whirl :old:

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: ebfd11 on December 08, 2011, 10:48:04 AM

Also one thing you need to worry about when using your TV is make sure you have the latest drivers(firmware) updated so you can get the best resolution you can.

I am using a 37" Toshiba with an HDMI 120 frame rate. 1,000,000 to 1 with a 2ms delay. It took me a little tweaking to get the optimum settings to get it that way. I went with a mini HDMI cable meant fro a digital camera to a full sized HDMI cable.

http://www.staples.com/PNY-Mini-HDMI-to-HDMI-Cable-10/product_915985?cid=PS:SBD:GS:E:N:PLA:71000000000227348:58000000008234357:915985

Any questions just give me a PM or ask here and I can try to help you out.

LawnDart

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: coombz on December 08, 2011, 12:57:09 PM

got it all working nice  :salute thanks for the posts fellas

now just need my TrackIR to turn up before the weekend :aok

Title: Re: anyone play AH on their TV via HDMI?
Post by: zack1234 on December 08, 2011, 01:16:48 PM

Track Ir rules :salute

be carefull with it though its not bomb proof at all :old: