Samsung "Not supported mode"

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#1 alpowerfull
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I'm using a samsung hdtv as a pc monitor, and it's been working fine for a long time

I'm playing call of duty 4, and I turned off anti-aliacing in the game to see what the difference is, and my screen goes into "not supported mode" every time I launch CoD4, but my computer is fine otherwise

anybody know what's goin on?

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#2 alpowerfull
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oh and if I run CoD4 as 'administrator' it's fine, I just loose my accounts, so if I could change the settings without actually launching the game, that would probably fix it
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#3 alpowerfull
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should I reinstall or what
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maybe your playing a game at a resolution that your monitor cannot support. try changing the resolution
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#5 woelfel60
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Anit aliasing takes a higher resolution signal, such as that from your computer, and removes the signals that cannot be displayed properly on a lower resolution medium (your hdtv) before rendering them to minimize distortion, and thus provide a better picture.

My only idea is that your television is having trouble identifying the resolution, and how to display it properly without anti-aliasing, when you launch the game because of the excess signal beyond the scope of the television capability.

Why it works fine under a different account is beyond me without a similar setup to experiment with. Ensure that there isn't any resolution difference between the admin account and the account that you cannot play the game with without antialiasing on. There has to be a difference in settings between the two to account for the difference, which should help you avoid such problems in the future.