BleepingComputer.com: Connecting My Laptop To A Samsung Television

I recently bought a new 40 inch Samsung Lcd television, i tried connecting my laptop, which is running on vista to it via a VGA cable but when i go to the pc mode on the tv it says Mode not supported, then it will go into standby. i tried this using another computer running windows xp and it worked. do i need to install a driver for vista?

I suspect that the mode that your video card is running in isn't supported by the TV. Try setting the resolution to different higher values to see if it works. Try both regular screen and widescreen settings. There may be more info about this in your Samsung TV user guide.

To access the screen resolution, right click on an empty spot on the desktop and select "Personalize" - then click on Display Settings. If you try all of the resolutions available and still can't make it work - then try clicking on the Advanced button and then on the Monitor tab to adjust the Refresh rate lower.

my refresh rate is stuck at 60 hertz and i cant change it as there are no other options.. how do i add more options? eg. 45 hertz and 75 hertz