pt-ae900e pc setup right lots of help needed

[wreksta]

please please guys help me out
i have recently purchased a pt-ae900e plus a hdmi to dvi 5 meter lead
i have a core2duo processor and my graphics card is a ati x1600xt with 2x dvi and 1 s-video
what is the best way to set this up as i dont have much of a clue when it comes to this projector my primary screen i use for the pc is a 44" sony grand wega

here are my problems

1 how to i get pc to right size in image+
brightness increased?

2 also windows seems quite bright but not as clear and bright as the 44" grand wega plus when running a movie and selecting full screen on pc appllications the projector then produces a dull image very low light but the settings seemed correct what is this?

3 also best way to output hd on the projector from the pc ?

please remember i do have a few other connection options but primarily would like to use the hdmi to dvi cable

please help with above thanks

[wreksta]

[Anim]

Originally Posted by wreksta

please please guys help me out
i have recently purchased a pt-ae900e plus a hdmi to dvi 5 meter lead
i have a core2duo processor and my graphics card is a ati x1600xt with 2x dvi and 1 s-video
what is the best way to set this up as i dont have much of a clue when it comes to this projector my primary screen i use for the pc is a 44" sony grand wega

here are my problems

1 how to i get pc to right size in image+
brightness increased?

2 also windows seems quite bright but not as clear and bright as the 44" grand wega plus when running a movie and selecting full screen on pc appllications the projector then produces a dull image very low light but the settings seemed correct what is this?

3 also best way to output hd on the projector from the pc ?

please remember i do have a few other connection options but primarily would like to use the hdmi to dvi cable

please help with above thanks

#1
PC Resolution should be matched to the fixed native resolution of the projector so that 1280x720 for a 1:1 pixel perfect setup. You may need to enable HDTV resolutions in the settings of your graphic card if you cant select this straight away.

#2
No idea, the projector picture should be nice and bright in a completly black room (no lights anywhere). For example straight out ther box running a 3D movie like Ice Age should have scenes in it that may look too bright and hurt your eyes.

If you think its your PC causing a dim picture to the projector then plug in a cheapo dvd player directly to it and test on that.

If its obviously very dim then you could have a bulb issue but its not that common. Take a pic and post it in here for us to see.


#3
HD is already being output from the PC to the projector if you use 1280x720 resolution. The pc will scale dvd's to that resolution (when you go full screen) so this isnt actually a HD image as the original dvd video isn't 1280x720 but it stretchs it to fit the HD display.

If you want to see some real HD content then you can download some HD Movie clips from the net (they are quite big in size) have a look on DivX website, Apple website and ************ too.

You should be able to buy Hi Def DVD players for the PC but ive not looked yet myself, these would be able to play retail HD-DVD or Blue-ray DVD's which are starting to appear in Azda, Virgin etc.

Hope that helps
Anim

[wreksta]

Originally Posted by Anim

#2
No idea, the projector picture should be nice and bright in a completly black room (no lights anywhere). For example straight out ther box running a 3D movie like Ice Age should have scenes in it that may look too bright and hurt your eyes.
Anim

thanks for the above will give it a whirl today about the dim picture this only happens on the pc watching a video in a window or full screen

some 1 must know what it is

[Anim]

What software are you using to playback DVD's?
What version of windows is this? Vista? XP?
Have you looked at Overlay settings in your graphic card settings (XP)?

Anim