Video settings for DLA-G11 on Intel G35 graphics

It's spring break so I finally have a weekend to deal with computer upgrades. My system is now running off a brand-new ASUS motherboard, the P5E-VM HDMI. This motherboard is perfect for home theater applications, as it provides Vista-capable integrated video (through an Intel G35 Express chipset) with dual outputs: an HDMI port for digital panels and an HD-15 port for analog monitors. There's a big discussion of this over at AVS Forum. (I am, however, sticking with XP.)

Unfortunately, Powerstrip does not work with Intel video, and I have always depended on Powerstrip to create the custom resolution needed to obtain pixel-perfect output to my JVC DLA-G11 projector. The projector runs at a wacky 1360x1024 resolution; if the settings are off just by a little bit, parts of the screen get chopped off.

The solution is a piece of software called DTD Calculator. Here's how to get it to work.

1. Download and install the newest video drivers from Intel's website


2. Set "Graphics Options-->Output to-->Intel(R) Dual Display Clone-->Digital Display+Monitor"


3. Input the following parameters down the boxes on the left:
   
   Pixel Clock (MHz)
   139.208
   H Active Pixels
   1360
   H Start of Sync Pulse
   1464
   H End of Sync Pulse
   1608
   H End of Blanking Interval
   1824
   V Active Lines
   1024
   V Start of Sync Pulse
   1025
   V End of Sync Pulse
   1028
   V End of Blanking Interval
   1060
   (Leave "Interlaced" unchecked)
   Sync Profile
   +hsync +vsync
   


4. Finally, click on "Registry Hack", "More", "Get Calculated", and then "Write DTDs to the Registry".

Once you reboot, you should have a new "1360x1024" resolution selectable. That should match perfectly with your DLA-G11 or G15 projector. Make sure the projector is connected to the VGA out port, and the input is selected to SXGA3.

The values, by the way, were extracted from Powerstrip....