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Originally Posted by andy
It is possible to get 640x480 from Windows 7. You have to go into 'screen resolution' 'advanced settings' 'adapter' and 'list all modes'. 640x480 will be on the list at the very top. You can setup your TV converter as the second display so you don't have to struggle with 640x480 as your main screen. Make sure you select to extend the desktop rather than duplicate the displays and that the 640x480 is not set as the primary display. Just drag your media player to the second display when you want to send it to the TV.
I've been using an old Thinkpad T43 with an S-video output for this, but I will have to find something better since it slightly distorts the aspect ratio. There's a slight black bar across the top and bottom, so it looks like all my TVs are under scanning.
Another option would be to use a HDMI to composite converter (available on ebay) but the quality of the scan converter may be lacking.
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Thank you! I fought it on Vista, thought Win7 might have it, and lo and behold, you shed some light! Thanks! Now I can do VK on my 46" set
Actually, I'll probably use this "new" capability to view laptop stuff on a CRT set at church. Gotta go - and start playing a bit!
Thanks Andy!!