I've seen this same type of issue come up online a few places, but I can't seem to figure out any kind of actual solution, so I thought I'd check here.
My friend has a Surface RT and an older TV. She wanted to use the Surface for watching Netflix, Hulu, etc. in her new apartment as she doesn't have cable. I told her which cable to buy (a 15 ft. Micro-HDMI to HDMI cable) and she got it hooked up correctly. The problem is that no apps will open now. They return an error saying that the minimum resolution for Windows RT apps is 768 lines. I had her go to the screen resolution menu from the desktop and there it lists 1280x720 for the TV. It is grayed out and won't let you choose any other resolution. I looked up the TV model and it says in the specs that the TV is 1366x768, the same as the Surface and the same as the minimum for displaying Windows RT apps. It seems like everything should work correctly, but the Surface sees the display as 1280x720 only and will not allow it to be changed. Any ideas?
My friend has a Surface RT and an older TV. She wanted to use the Surface for watching Netflix, Hulu, etc. in her new apartment as she doesn't have cable. I told her which cable to buy (a 15 ft. Micro-HDMI to HDMI cable) and she got it hooked up correctly. The problem is that no apps will open now. They return an error saying that the minimum resolution for Windows RT apps is 768 lines. I had her go to the screen resolution menu from the desktop and there it lists 1280x720 for the TV. It is grayed out and won't let you choose any other resolution. I looked up the TV model and it says in the specs that the TV is 1366x768, the same as the Surface and the same as the minimum for displaying Windows RT apps. It seems like everything should work correctly, but the Surface sees the display as 1280x720 only and will not allow it to be changed. Any ideas?
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