What resolution is best when connecting to TV?
I have just got myself the mini-DVI to VGA adapter to connect my MacBook to my TV, the list of different resolutions available to use as the output seems almost endless and I struggled to make any sense of it! ... currently I have it set to 1280 x 768, 60Hz which gives a great picture but doesn't quite fit my screen ... I was wondering if someone who understood the difference between all the different output options could tell me which would be best for my screen ... the tech specs are here ... http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=KDL-37P3020&productsku=KDL 37P3020U&site=odwenGB&pageType=TechnicalSpecs&imageType=Main&category=TVP32-40+Sony+BRAVIATV
Many thanks, Matt
It is best to refer to the user manual for the TV. There should be a section about making PC connections in it. Is 1366 x 768 an option in Displays preferences on the MacBook? That should look the best.
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How is this remotely the same problem? The original poster is having resolution problems with projectors. You have an LCD tablet that isn't showing an image. This is thread hijacking, however much you don't want it to be. You need to go start your own topic for this.
Excuse you, it's the same problem because my Cintiq has a problem taking in the screen resolution, which is why I'm not getting it to display properly. I explained it before, so if you can't read it, then that's your problem, and not mine. Even if you think it's a different problem, you don't have to be so rude to me. I'm not hijacking the thread, I'm just saying that I think it's a OS issue, and I don't see the point in making another one if I'm going to get a response along the lines of how there's already another thread that's similar.
And now, I might add, you've officially completely derailed this conversation. Because instead of it being about the OP's problem, you've made it an attack on my character, which I consider an attempt to start drama. If you consider my post to be insignificant, then you could have just as easily ignored it. You've not only wasted my time for hoping someone would at least give me an answer, but you've wasted your own for hardly contributing to the conversation in a positive manner.
Get off your high horse.
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http://www.apple.com/itunes/airplay/
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http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
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Does anyone have an answer to the original question....
"What is the best way to connect to a high end home stereo to retain the best sound?"
For sure any connection going through the headphone jack will be a big step back - enough so that you would easily hear a sound quality loss in doing so.
For the few of you who would like to argue/bicker/rant on the nominal sound quality loss....keep on doing so, but for those who actually have some respectable advice we would love to hear it.
For the record, I tend to hear just outside the normal human auditory range...
To help myself put it to rest already... a few years back I decided to conduct my own little listening test.
I took 6 different common ripping modalities (from lossless - to - 128kbps in both MP3 & AAC.... then transfered all of them in order to a blank. Used the same song for each - the song chosen opened with a few clean crisp bars of high freq. music, followed by an instant explosion/drop into a tight & low bassline.
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Database connection and what is the best method
Hi - I am new at this, so hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.
looking at a project costing form where specific users need to complete a form with some prepopulated data expense data
The data is in a local Access database at the moment, with plans on moving it to a web sql tables.
Overview
I would like to be able to open a main form, select various criteria
(ie select Project Number)
push button to load data the specific project data
push button to extend reader functionality and save as with a new name based on project number
After review, push button to send PDF to user by email (email address is in the loaded data).
User is able to save data locally on his PC (save capability with the extended reader functions)
When user finished, he can send pdf back to me for data upload to the database
Question 1:
I am looking at the ODBC connection strings and javascript to do this.
Is this possible? If so, what is the best way to do this?
Question 2:
Once the "extend features" has been used, can javascripts be used to load different data or extended the Reader functions can only be done after the data is loaded?
Any help or assistance as to where to look would be greatly appreciated.As long as your database provides an ODBC driver then it can be used to access the DB. Please see my answers below for the rest of your queries.
Paul
I would like to be able to open a main form, select various criteria (ie select Project Number) push button to load data the specific project data
<answer> This is doable. There are samples published but note that it will involve some javascript coding to accomplish
push button to extend reader functionality and save as with a new name based on project number
<answer> This woudl have to be done through Acrobat and woudl involve some manual intervention. Do you intend on sending the form with the data connection information to them? I woudl recommend that a separate form be used for this. The data connection may cause problems for them when they open the form (remember that they will not have access to the DB).
After review, push button to send PDF to user by email (email address is in the loaded data).
<answer> not an issue
User is able to save data locally on his PC (save capability with the extended reader functions)
When user finished, he can send pdf back to me for data upload to the database
<answer> The form that they have will not be able to do DB connections so I woudl send back just the data. Then you can import it into your version of the form (that does DB connections) and you can do the update from that.
Question 1:
I am looking at the ODBC connection strings and javascript to do this.
Is this possible? If so, what is the best way to do this?
<comment> I just did a presentation on this topic .....here is the playback recording. It also has samples that show how to do it.
http://adobechats.adobe.acrobat.com/p69655795/
Question 2:
Once the "extend features" has been used, can javascripts be used to load different data or extended the Reader functions can only be done after the data is loaded?
<commment> The RE functionality in Reader will only allow them to save the PDF locally. I do not know how big this project is but if this is only for a few users, then I woudl buy Acrobat for your people (this gives them the ability to do the DB connection as well as RE to allow for the Customer to save the form locally). If this is a large project I woudl go down the LiveCycle Server path and woudl pre-populate the forms on the server. Note that this would be at least a 100K solution whereas the Acrobat woudl be the price of Acrobat times the number of users that you have.
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