Need help with laptop and tv display

[Roy Dennis]

Right, I think I know the problem now. It is to do with your laptop screen resolution settings. I set my laptop to 800 x 600 and it displays as you describe with a black border on laptop but only when connected to extended laptop.
So you must increase your laptops screen resolution settings. As you are on XP you may have to do this different to me as I am doing it on windows 7. In my case I click on blank area of desktop and select screen resolution from pop up window, you may have to choose properties then settings or something else but you need to come to the screen as shown here or simalar: http://forum.mtu.com/attachment.php?...8&d=1350471268

And change the resolution to a higher setting.
I demonstrate it in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmPXO...ature=youtu.be

If you want to view video on setting up the show display watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGbavLnNdGc

[Ernie]

Roy,
The screen resolution is a problem. When I set the resolution for screen number 1, it stays there, but when I set the resolution for screen 2, every time I open it up again , it goes back to .the lowest setting. The other thing I'm going to do is see if I need driver updates. The laptop is still fine until I hook it up to the TV. When I hook it to the TV Hoster goes down to about half it's size on the laptop screen. I'll let you know what happens with the drivers.

Thanks,
Ernie

[Roy Dennis]

Sorry I did not answer you earlier but was doing my own show last night.
Just an after thought, could it be to do with the settings on the TV itself, you usually have somewhere on the TV to adjust for wide screen, 4.3 zoom or show black bars top bottom and sides, my own TV allows for 4.3 or 16.9 while connected to laptop or do you have PIP selected (Picture in Picture) ?
Perhaps having the wrong aspect selected on TV is causing this to alter your laptop display.

You never did tell us how you were connecting to your laptop to the external, is it via s-video, rca video, HDMI, VGA lead or through some converter box ?
I should think connecting through an RCA video connection less likely to change your laptop picture when attaching it.

[Ernie]

Roy,
I have s-video. I have tried new drivers.. that didn't help. I have Hoster Prior on my desktop. I don't know if it will do anything, but couldn't find it in add,remove program. I just reinstalled Hoster and will try again. I'm beginning to think my video card might be going on the blink. I think I'll be using disc's tonight.

Thanks,
Ernie

[Roy Dennis]

The Hoster prior can't be uninstalled seperately, it's part of that install. It would not cause the problem you are having with the video.
You can delete the prior shortcut from your desktop if you like that won't have any adverse effect on the main Hoster working.

Sorry I can't think of anything else to suggest.
Maybe put in a support ticket after your party.

[Ernie]

Roy,
Saturday's party went, just okay with the karaoke. I found if I started a song, as soon as it started in the upper right black box, I would double click the black box, and it would fill my laptop screen. Then when the person was finished with the song I would hurry back up and double click the screen to open the Hoster screen. The worst part was not having bigger letters on the screen. I'll send an attachment so you can see what I'm saying. The Hoster screen in the attachment was actually full screen. My video card is on my motherboard. Do you know of any software that will check my software and components? I searched the web today and couldn't find anything. I've had the computer for awhile, and I think it's just getting old. I'd like to get a new laptop, but I think MTU would tell me to get lost if I asked for another download. This has been a bad year for me and computers!?!? I wish I was 25 instead of 65, and knew what those 25 year olds know about computers. As always, thanks for all you did to help, and believe me, I never take your help for granted!!

Thanks again Roy,
Ernie

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Ernie,
Have you tried dragging the black box ( singers window ) over to the tv and extending the corners to cover the tv screen? Sounds simple, but sometime back, all of us used or tried that method to re-size the 2nd monitor for Hoster.