Thread: Screen resolution

I havn't had any issues with mine. HDMI into the LCD TV works a treat. Normal coectio into the 24 inch wide screen LCD monitor works a treat also.

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

I'm taking the Tower to the computer shop and try a Nvidia card called
PALIT GTS250 1024mb / 256bit / GDD3 / Dual-link DVI / HDMI

Card installed ... Good job that I took it to the computer shop ... as it was found that I needed a much larger power supply

Final effect was ...no difference

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

card (MSI .. NX8500GT series) that has a DVI output .. that says if you want to convert the DVI to a HDMI ... that you have to make a connection from the vid card to the motherboard ... My mother board has a section of pins that have HDMI printed on them

Turns out that those pins are for "sound" when running DVI

Originally Posted by George130

I havn't had any issues with mine. HDMI into the LCD TV works a treat. Normal conection into the 24 inch wide screen LCD monitor works a treat also.

Mine works fabulous on any LCD computer monitor ... it's just the TV LCD that I can't get the resolution to work properly ... only 1380 x 768?? is optimum

On the efforts of wanting to run Windows XP and work a CAD program ...
Well, so far, all I can conclude ... is that you can not get the technology of true 1920 x 1080 resolution on a TV LCD .... from a PC


BUT .... I still have a 900mm wide work area on my CAD package of ... this translate to a (approx) A1 sheet of paper on my screen


Mike

Just looked up my settings and the TV is displaying at 1920 x 1080.

Originally Posted by George130

Just looked up my settings and the TV is displaying at 1920 x 1080.

So the settings on your PC ..... Start / control panel / settings / display .... is set to 1920 x 1080??

What brand TV LCD & screen size are you running??

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

all I can conclude ... is that you can not get the technology of true 1920 x 1080 resolution on a TV LCD .... from a PC

Look around google for HDCP (high definition content protection) over HDMI and DVI. If one or another device in the video stream is not compliant with HDCP then HDCP will downgrade the video resolution. It is supposed to stop HD dvds (ie Blue Ray @ 1920*1080) from being viewed on "unsafe" monitors where, god forbid, it might be copied.

I don't know if this is a factor in your case but many people complain about unintended side effects of HDCP with TVs and devices like PCs and game consoles.

I get 1920*1080 from a PC on my TV. Maybe I'm just lucky and maybe your just unlucky.

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

So the settings on your PC ..... Start / control panel / settings / display .... is set to 1920 x 1080??

What brand TV LCD & screen size are you running??

According to my video controler it is 1920 x 1080.
TV is a samsung 46 inch wide screen. Computer is a multimedia biased system.

Originally Posted by Ferret

Look around google for HDCP (high definition content protection) over HDMI and DVI. If one or another device in the video stream is not compliant with HDCP then HDCP will downgrade the video resolution. It is supposed to stop HD dvds (ie Blue Ray @ 1920*1080) from being viewed on "unsafe" monitors where, god forbid, it might be copied.

I don't know if this is a factor in your case but many people complain about unintended side effects of HDCP with TVs and devices like PCs and game consoles.

I get 1920*1080 from a PC on my TV. Maybe I'm just lucky and maybe your just unlucky.

Ferret ... I am VERY interested to see your setup if possible

When I had the 1gig ATI radeon 4850 vid card .. I hooked it up to the following brands
Sony ... hated the connection of any resolutions
Hisense ... hated the connection of any resolutions
Toshiba ... works best at the 1360 x 768
Samsung ... works best at the 1360 x 768

Originally Posted by George130

According to my video controler it is 1920 x 1080.
TV is a samsung 46 inch wide screen. Computer is a multimedia biased system.

George ... I'm scratching my head a bit ... sorry to be a PITA ... but if you could confirm

...as you know, you can write the word "Two ... too ... to" same sound / different meanings

My LCD TV is also the Samsung
So ... can you confirm the following bit, please ....
Is your PC / control panel / vid card / settings ... set to 1920x1080 ... and can you see the windows XP desktop icons OK ... + which / what vid card are you using??

My samsung also registers the 1920x1080 on the TV screen when it fires up .... BUT the vid card in the PC can only be set to the 1360 x 768 to view the XP desktop properly



Mike

Out of interest, have you checked the refresh rate of the video card? And using the HDMI3 input?