Samsung LCD problems

K1LLSW1TCH · 24 Mar 2009 at 11:51

Hey, I have a 32' Samsung LCD TV being used as a monitor. I have DVI plugged into my 9800GT graphics card and on the other end of the cable is a HDMI connector that's plugged into my TV. The problem I have is that the desktop seems quite a bit pixellated and in the display options it lists my monitor as a "Generic PnP monitor" is this a problem? I'm currently on 32 bit colour and the res I'm using is 1280 by 800. If anyone else has one of these Samsungs and has an idea how to get a better picture quality please could they share the info

Cheers.

Ps. I'm running Windows Vista Premium 64 bit.

inflynx · 24 Mar 2009 at 12:49

Is 1280 x 800 your highest LCD TV resolution? If yes, 1280 x 800 at 32" would actually look pixellated. They have to fit only 1280 x 800 pixels across the whole 32" area, so they make pixels big. At close range it is very noticeable. That is why it is not good idea to use TVs as monitors.

El_Watcher · 24 Mar 2009 at 15:39

I would be amazed if it shouldn't be set to 1366x768, as that is the normal res of a 32" panel.
IT may be because it is using a PnP driver that it won't allow native res. You could try adding a custom resolution in the graphics card software to enable 1366x768.

K1LLSW1TCH · 24 Mar 2009 at 15:51

K I'll give it a try