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Iron Edge => Off Topic Discussion => Topic started by: Inphy on July 25, 2008, 10:30:35 pm

Title: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Inphy on July 25, 2008, 10:30:35 pm: Good evening fellow geeks.

So I bought a Full HD LCD-TV this afternoon, the Samsung LE32A557 with a Monster 200 HDMI Cable and a HDMI->PCI adapter so I can hook it up to my computer. Now when I do that, I don't get the results i was hoping for. My desktop doesn't fit in my screen and the screen is a bit vague. It's hard to explain but it's just not right. It's running on a 1900x1080 resolution and the Nvidia configuration is set to 1080p automaticly once i hook up the LCD.

My GFX card and Motherboard both support HDMI so it should work. But im using a Asus M3N78-EMH HDMI Motherboard, and a Foxconn 9800GTX graphicscard if that helps.

Could anyone help me fixing this shit? I do have the recent drivers installed etc. I just don't know what else to do now. I'd really want to have it properly working on my computer.

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: delling on July 26, 2008, 12:29:26 am: HDMI -> PCI? What's that?

Your monster TV should have a DVI socket on it. Use that.

If you are doing HDMI -> D-Sub, you might be losing something there.

Other than that... make sure the TV is displaying @ 1920*1080. Check some configs on the TV. Maybe some flag has to be set for it to actually go into 1080p mode.

I assume your PC just sees it as another attached monitor, and you have the resolution set appropriately in the normal place.
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Inphy on July 26, 2008, 01:08:10 am: Uh, it's an adapter, so i can put the hdmi cable into my computer. But thanks, ill see what I can do. Would love to play WoW on a 32" monday :)
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: delling on July 26, 2008, 01:47:32 am: Adaptor?

Into computer?

Into the DVI? DSUB? A PCI expansion card (wtf?)
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: kawe on July 26, 2008, 09:44:51 am: The TV should just have an HDMI in or more likely several.
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: delling on July 26, 2008, 03:34:56 pm: Yes, the TV has HDMI in, but his computer obviously doesn't have HDMI out (unless the translation is pretty far gone...)

I don't know of any straight pin-swap cables for HDMI <> DVI...

So he should most likely be using DVI <> DVI.
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Devlin on July 26, 2008, 03:44:31 pm: i use a hdmi-dvi cable to connect my computer to my tv:

(http://www.tvcables.co.uk/images/items/hdmi-dvi.jpg)

like that
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: delling on July 26, 2008, 03:49:51 pm: Wow... so they do exist.

Is that what you have, Inph?

Or some PCI extension card? :P
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Inphy on July 26, 2008, 06:48:36 pm: I use a "HDMI to DVI Adaptor".

But they gave me another HDMI cable at work, a 300 monster one, and this seems to work better. So i'll try something else this monday.

But thanks for the advice btw, I think i'll go for devlins cable if this doens't work after all.

And the TV has a HDMI slot, but my computer doesn't, but it DOES support HDMI.
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Cwave on July 26, 2008, 06:52:10 pm: DVI and HDMI are of the same quality/format hence such a connector works. However, a HDMI cable also can contain audio and a DVI cannot...
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Devlin on July 26, 2008, 07:32:04 pm: ^
what the battlecattle said
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Lotinja on January 06, 2009, 05:56:22 pm: using my regular old VGA cable to my LG tv, since my the HDMI/DVI cable didnt work. Considering getting a HDMI/HDMI cable and using the transformer i got with my GFX card for changing the hdmi into dvi for the computer socket
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Inphy on January 06, 2009, 06:28:18 pm: I tried using a HDMI - HDMI cable. Fails.
Used a DVI-HDMI cable. Fails.

VGA-VGA - Works as a beauty. With great quality aswell.
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Lotinja on March 03, 2009, 07:16:24 am: had the same fail

VGA/VGA now >_>
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: treachery on March 03, 2009, 11:00:48 am: i have the same model as you but 40" and i use a hdmi cabel. works like a charm in 1080.

i guess this wasnt very helpful.
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: Inphy on March 05, 2009, 12:01:32 am: But do you have a HDMI input on your graphics-card? That changes alot.
Title: Re: HDTV > Pc
Post by: treachery on March 06, 2009, 10:00:31 am: nope, DVI. I plug in a DVI->HDMI thingy in my GF card (which i got when i bought it) and then a hdmi cable from my telly.