Posted January 24, 2020 Can I set a custom resolution on my laptop in order to output a signal to a TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, BestBurritoSeller said: Can I set a custom resolution on my laptop in order to output a signal to a TV? Why would you need to? Just connect the HDMI-cable to your TV. Hand, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody’s pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 In my experience, you have to connect the TV to the laptop, and then play with the output resolution and scaling of the TV. You shouldn't need a custom resolution prior to connecting to the TV. -Moved to Displays- Quote or tag me( @Crunchy Dragon) if you want me to see your reply If a post solved your problem/answered your question, please consider marking it as "solved" Community Standards // Join Floatplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 Author 3 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said: In my experience, you have to connect the TV to the laptop, and then play with the output resolution and scaling of the TV. You shouldn't need a custom resolution prior to connecting to the TV. -Moved to Displays- So here's my situation, I'm trying to connect steam link to my tv and the way it might work for me is to stream to the laptop and just output the hdmi to the tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 Long time ago, before my TV had HDMI input, I used program called MultiRes: https://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 Author 1 minute ago, RageTester said: Long time ago, before my TV had HDMI input, I used program called MultiRes: https://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm Is there a good guide that explains how to use it? I'm not great with these kinds of programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, BestBurritoSeller said: So here's my situation, I'm trying to connect steam link to my tv and the way it might work for me is to stream to the laptop and just output the hdmi to the tv You mean like a mirrored screen, or with the laptop screen off entirely? Connect the laptop to the TV, then go into your display settings (right click > "Display Settings"), scroll down a bit, and select if you want to extend the displays, duplicate the displays, or show only on 1 or only on 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, BestBurritoSeller said: Is there a good guide that explains how to use it? I'm not great with these kinds of programs. Well it's very basic, you launch it, you set the resolution that you need... Though I never tested it on modern OS...sorry it only supports up to WIN XP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 You can of course build your own script with autohotkey for example: ; ; AutoHotkey Version: 1.x ; Language: English ; Platform: Win9x/NT ; Author: A.N.Other <myemail@nowhere.com> ; ; Script Function: ; Template script (you can customize this template by editing "ShellNew\Template.ahk" in your Windows folder) ; #NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory. ^6:: ChangeResolution(640,480) return ^7:: ChangeResolution(1280,800) return ChangeResolution(w,h) { VarSetCapacity(dM,156,0) NumPut(156,dM,36) NumPut(0x5c0000,dM,40) NumPut(w,dM,108) NumPut(h,dM,112) DllCall( "ChangeDisplaySettingsA", UInt,&dM, UInt,0 ) } Ctrl+ 6 turns reoslution to 640 by 480 Ctrl+ 7 to 1280 by 800 You can change hotkeys and resolutions to what you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 MultiRes did launch on WIN7 even though they didn't claim it would be supported...guess it was just made b4 WIN7 was even a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2020 Author 1 hour ago, VIVO-US said: You mean like a mirrored screen, or with the laptop screen off entirely? Connect the laptop to the TV, then go into your display settings (right click > "Display Settings"), scroll down a bit, and select if you want to extend the displays, duplicate the displays, or show only on 1 or only on 2. Is it gonna cook my laptop if I set it to 4k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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