Inspiron 1525 to HDTV (In Full Screen) Tutorial

This is the full explanation of how to connect the Inspiron 1525 to an HDTV and get it in fullscreen, here goes:

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First of all, connect the laptop to the t.v via HDMI cable and set the t.v to HDMI source, then follow the below guide.

In Vista you need to open the control panel (in classic view) then open Intel(R) GMA Driver for Mobile.  Once this is open, first of all you will be in the Display Devices tab, under Single Display, check the Digital Television option.  Next on the left you need to click on the Display Settings tab – then you will have some more options in the right pane, Color Quality (I have this set at 32 Bit), Screen Resolution should be set to 1920x1080 for a full HD tv and refresh rate (which I have set at 60 Hertz).  Then under all these options (in the same pane) you will see Display Expansion with a button to click for Aspect Ratio Options – this is needed if the size of the screen happens to go over the borders of the t.v – here all you need to do is decrease the Horizontal and Vertical adjustments until the size of the screen is correct (you’ll need to press ok after each adjustment to check)

Once you have done all of this, click Apply then OK (bottom right of Intel(R) GMA Driver for Mobile main screen) and you are done !!

IMPORTANT:  If you want to use the laptop screen again, make sure you go back into the Intel(R) GMA Driver for Mobile and check the option for Notebook under Single Display in the Display Devices tab.