HDMI resolution

[mjall]

Hi guys,

I always thought I would be good in tweaking settings in PC's until I upgraded my monitor recently which has an HDMI connection which is new to me; so after connecting it to my new R9 280x AMD graphics card; somehow I can choose the maximum resolution to be 1920 x 1080 which is great however it is not matching the monitor size which is 24".

the screen somewhat is almost like a 19" monitor; is this the max the HDMI technology can give or is there a way to tweak this in windows; i'm using windows 8.1 64 bit

it's annoying to have bought a big monitor and not utilize it in it's max. dimension

appreciate any help if anyone has any experience

I'm using a viewsonic VX2452 monitor

thanks a lot

B. Rgds

[locoJoe]

What you want is the "GPU Scaling" option or similar, it should be located in ur video drivers control panel options. g/l

[DKT27]

AMD Software > Desktops and Displays > My Digital Flat Displays > Scaling Options. There, take the slider to complete right, to overscan. Then press Apply.

If not, then something similar.

Looks like this is common on AMD cards. Had happened to me too.

[GRiM]

This has been posted in the "News" forum.........because?

[VileTouch]

unless you have a TV with NO vga input you're better off using a DVI cable. i mean, it's a computer monitor right? then why fumble with HDMI at all?

[mjall]

AMD Software > Desktops and Displays > My Digital Flat Displays > Scaling Options. There, take the slider to complete right, to overscan. Then press Apply.

If not, then something similar.

Looks like this is common on AMD cards. Had happened to me too.

thanks a million, it worked, much appreciated

[mjall]

unless you have a TV with NO vga input you're better off using a DVI cable. i mean, it's a computer monitor right? then why fumble with HDMI at all?

the graphics are more bold and high contrast with the HDMI cable and games as well play way much better than a DVI cable; it gives you the realistic edge in games

[VileTouch]

unless you have a TV with NO vga input you're better off using a DVI cable. i mean, it's a computer monitor right? then why fumble with HDMI at all?

the graphics are more bold and high contrast with the HDMI cable and games as well play way much better than a DVI cable; it gives you the realistic edge in games

by that logic music should sound better when burned to a DVD instead of a CD right?

wrong!, both transfer digital data, as opposed to analog data in the case of VGA. the output quality will be the same. the only difference is that graphics cards (internally) don't output directly to HDMI, they output to DVI and then convert it to HDMI

but hey, you seem to be happy with it! so it's fine by me

[DKT27]

Both DVI and HDMI should give equal quality in this case. However, when did graphics card need to convert DVI to HDMI signals? Yes, previously, graphics card did not come with HDMI ports, but instead came with DVI ports, however, there too, the conversion was done with a DVI to HDMI adapter, not the graphics card itself. Now, talking about newer graphics cards, most of them seem to come with a HDMI port, which would probably not require any conversion.

In addition, HDMI is considered a newer port than DVI. Also, HDMI has become a standard now. Like, some monitors only come with a VGA and HDMI port.

So yes. There should be no difference between the two. However, if HDMI is available easily then it should be preferred.

[VileTouch]

Both DVI and HDMI should give equal quality in this case. However, when did graphics card need to convert DVI to HDMI signals? Yes, previously, graphics card did not come with HDMI ports, but instead came with DVI ports, however, there too, the conversion was done with a DVI to HDMI adapter, not the graphics card itself. Now, talking about newer graphics cards, most of them seem to come with a HDMI port, which would probably not require any conversion.

In addition, HDMI is considered a newer port than DVI. Also, HDMI has become a standard now. Like, some monitors only come with a VGA and HDMI port.

So yes. There should be no difference between the two. However, if HDMI is available easily then it should be preferred.

if you are using an nvidia now, go into the device manager and look for nvidia hd audio driver. that's part of the passthrough hdmi driver that deals with the conversion, also routing the system audio through the same cable. and as i said on the previous post, hey, if he has an hdmi cable laying around it's not like he has to go and buy the other one. same goes for dvi as there's nothing to gain from the other option

[mjall]

nice exchange of information guys, thanks but don't you think the HDMI technology on graphics cards are heading towards 4K technology? the best thing about an HDMI cable if I can't convince anyone is atleast it does not break like the DVI which has those tiny like needle connections which sometimes getting annoying if breaks and gets stuck inside your monitor :)

[mjall]

here is what I am talking about people :)

//www.nsaneforums.com/topic/232785-nvidia-and-amd-are-both-working-toward-8k-resolution/