HDTV Resolution Problem

[BlackDwarf]

Hey Guys.

I recieved my Panasonic 26" HDTV yesterday and I must say it looks the bee's knees.

I'm running my PC through DVI>HDMI, Xbox 360 through Component, Xbox and DVD Player through RGB SCART's.

However, I'm having problems when it comes to getting a usable picture on my PC.

I've installed PowerStrip, which has both confused and scared the hell out of me. Forcing 720p, or setting a 12somethingx768 works well, but cuts off about an inch all sides of the image.

The monitor apparantly has 1366x768 pixels, and would like to run it 1:1, but when i tried with PowerStrip, it failed miserably.

Any help getting this to work would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

[5lab]

what gfx card? i'm surprised the res isnt in there by default - its standard wxga..

[BlackDwarf]

x800XTPE.

And i think 1366x768 is there by default.... But when i select it, its the right size but all the text is blurry.

I can't remember exactly, because I'm not in front of it at the moment. Blame work

[5lab]

does the screen have an 'auto adjust' button or similar? thats the option you want, but it sounds like its not matching hte pixels 1:1

[BlackDwarf]

I can't schange aspect ratio's through HDMI, so its not that.... and when i go to Display Properties>Settings>Advanced>Display> Then click 'Stretch to Screen Size' (or something like that), it makes no difference.

I will hunt around for an auto adjust button when I get home.

[BlackDwarf]

Nope, no auto adjust.....

Any more help?

[BlackDwarf]

Ok.... I've got it set to 1920x1080, but everything's still blurry, and its missing about a start bar's height worth on all sides..... Any Idea's?

[s29feb]

I got this on my 26" Samsung HDTV, I had to switch back from HDMI to plain ol analouge and this sorted it out. Picture is still crisp but I always wondered if it could be better so I tired a fair few forums and never found a solution so gave up.

[5lab]

Ok.... I've got it set to 1920x1080, but everything's still blurry, and its missing about a start bar's height worth on all sides..... Any Idea's?

you want to try and get the screen to use 1:1 pixel mapping - 1920x1080 is a looong way from this

[BlackDwarf]

Yeh, I've tried 1:1 @ 1366x768, but thats when i lose the edges... And there's not enough desktop space.

I've currently got it set to 1776x1000, which fits nicely, but text is still to blurred, and would cause havoc on my eyes after an extended period.

[chriswood_7]

You will need to downsize the image, in order to get 720p running on mine my resolution needs to be set at something silly like 1168x768...

Give that a try

Chris

[5lab]

are you trying to use it as a normal day-to-day screen? i'd never personally reccomend a lcdtv for that.. the text will be huuuuuge!

[chriswood_7]

Well mine seems to run fine, everything looks crisp and clear compared to my CRT monitor. Give what i recommended before a try...

Chris

[5lab]

oh yeah it can look crisp and clear but if you're running 1280x700ish on a 26" screen the text will be large (twas all i was saying)..

[s29feb]

are you trying to use it as a normal day-to-day screen? i'd never personally reccomend a lcdtv for that.. the text will be huuuuuge!

Mines is an HTPC setup, and its not that massive as you'd think you can adjust the text size in whatever browser you want to use

[chriswood_7]

Ahh im running mine on a 32"... I have to sit near the TV to read the text, however it might be different for a smaller screen!

Chris