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| Thread ID: 126293 | 2012-08-19 00:14:00 | Computer LCDs vs Tv LCDs | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1295415 | 2012-08-19 23:43:00 | There are two points I was trying to make 1) The input used needs to be set to a PC monitor mode, not a standard mode intended for a blu-ray player or similar. As I mentioned on my samsung it's the label or "name" setting for the input that actualy changes it's mode. 2) The resolution needs to match the native resolution of the monitor. The VGA input sometimes works better because it's deafult mode is as a PC monitor, HDMI on a TV however is generally set up for Other video sources by default. I have found some video cards and TVs will not work well together as the monitor is not recognised and/or the correct output resolution is not selectable. Another issue is overscan, TVs use it to hide the edges of a picture for video playback but this can result in the PC display not fitting the screen properly and make text look fuzzy. It can often be fixed by using the controls on the TV as a first preference or the scaling options in the video card drivers as a 2nd one. It can take a bit of playing around with settings to get it right, but most LCD TVs make reasonably good monitors. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1295416 | 2012-08-20 00:03:00 | Oh. Maybe that is the issue then. HDMI is not PC Mode. :) On HDMI, it cannot use 1920x1080 without the sides being cut off. So he needs to use 1600x900 or something. He could I guess if he wants to get a computer monitor. It is in his room which he sits in front of it rather than at a distance. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1295417 | 2012-08-20 00:52:00 | "Up to" means the same as "no added sugar" | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1295418 | 2012-08-20 01:56:00 | Oh. Maybe that is the issue then. HDMI is not PC Mode. :) On HDMI, it cannot use 1920x1080 without the sides being cut off. So he needs to use 1600x900 or something. He could I guess if he wants to get a computer monitor. It is in his room which he sits in front of it rather than at a distance. If it works at 1920x 1080 with the sides cut off set it to that and adjust it, either through the TV controls or the video drivers. I no longer have an AMD card to give you instructions for, but if it's Nvidia open the Nvidia control panel, click Adjust desktop size and position under display, tick the enable desktop resizing option, click resize, drag the sliders until it fits properly. AMD's scaling options are better I think but this works. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1295419 | 2012-08-20 03:50:00 | I have checked the TV OSD, it doesn't allow you to resize the display. I was told that the video drivers don't have it either. He's using a Netbook. He says he can only change that thru VGA :confused: Tried it on my PC with a DVI monitor, cannot find the settings either and I have a ATI 4800 card thru ATI Catalyst Controls. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1295420 | 2012-08-20 07:12:00 | Will pick up a computer LCD instead now :) I double checked it. The TV controls doesn't have settings to stretch or shrink. The ATI settings, has enable "GPU Scaling" however the additional settings are greyed out for the Netbook and if I press 'Apply' it goes thru a series of black screen moments doing its thing but nothing changes. |
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