Problem running 1920x1080 - Windows 7

Monkey Puzzle · 26 Feb 2011 at 16:43

Just switched over to use my phillips 32" 1920x1080 lcd tv for my pc, connected via a DVI-hdmi converter plug. I'm using windows 7, standard generic 6.1.7600.16385 monitor driver and using an nvidia GTX480 with latest drivers. It won't display 1920x1080 properly, cropping the display around the edges (the taskbar is cropped for example), and the image looks terrible, with white around all text. In control panel it recommends 1280x768, and at this res the image is fine - no cropping and no weird whitehalo funniness around black lines, text etc.

Is there some reason why it's doing this, and is there a simple fix - monitor driver update?

Monkey Puzzle · 26 Feb 2011 at 16:58

Via HDMI atm - using a HDMI cable into the tv and then into the gtx480 via a DVI-HDMI converter plug.

Monkey Puzzle · 26 Feb 2011 at 17:43

Hmmm, the tv doesn't seem to have any options for turning off overscan that I can find; only options for 4:3, widescreen, widescreen zoom...

Would it be okay running via mini-hdmi to hdmi converter instead? I mean, it runs the PS3 okay at 1080 for blu-rays etc.

Monkey Puzzle · 26 Feb 2011 at 18:10

Phillips 32" 32PFL5522D/05

The manual isn't promising - "when using HDMI to connect your TV to the PC, it is possible that they may not operate perfectly first time. Often this is resolved by changing the resolution of the the device connected to the tv."

But it runs the PS3 at 1080 via HDMI without issue.

Monkey Puzzle · 26 Feb 2011 at 18:50

How does the panel do 1080i if the panel's only 1366x768? :confused:

Monkey Puzzle · 26 Feb 2011 at 19:12

Oh. Well that's crap. I thought 1080i was still 1920x1080, just interlaced, so 30Hz. Why the hell does it have 1080 in it if it's nothing of the sort?

Monkey Puzzle · 26 Feb 2011 at 20:34

Aha. So you could sell a 576p monitor that just downscales 1080 and sell it as HD ready?