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I just bought Sony Bravia KDL40S5100 tv. The VGA input is acting weird. I have a Gateway desktop with Windows 7 and Intel 945 graphics. I also have a laptop running Ubuntu 9.04.

The TV will not display the gateway when the resolution is over 1360x768, I have to wait for it to time out and bring me back. The Intel driver even urges me to switch to the "recommended" 1920x1080. I just installed Win7 using this tv as the monitor. When the orginial welcome screen started after setup, it started me at 1080. I had to start in safemode to set a res that would work!

When I plug my laptop into the TV, 1920x1080 works just fine.

Any ideas?

This laptop also has Win7, which I am going to try, but I haven't gotten a chance yet.

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Are both the TV and laptop connecting over VGA? – William Hilsum Aug 29 '09 at 15:32
Yeah, VGA is the only interface I'm using out of these PC's. I still haven't figured it out, but I haven' spent much time with it. – prestomation Aug 29 '09 at 18:32
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Sounds like it could be a refresh rate out of range (as far as the TV is concerned) -- have you compared the rates between PC and Laptop?

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I did check that, but I, of course, get no other option then 60hz when plugged into the TV. – prestomation Aug 15 '09 at 15:53
On both laptop and PC? – Rowland Shaw Aug 15 '09 at 16:27
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