HDMI problem

[lappy74]

Okay so I have a Powercolor 5870 PCS+ and have got it hooked up to a monitor with a VGA connection and to a 42" LCD TV with a HDMI connection.

When I use the VGA on the tele it runs at full screen but when I switch it over to HDMI it has a black square around it.

I've read about the problem a little but tbh I have no clue how to fix it.

Is this a problem with ATI cards or something else entirely?

Please help

 

[alicarve]

sometimes its the tv settings, my brother had the same issue and had to change it somehow, have a look at your tv manual may help

 

[lappy74]

sometimes its the tv settings, my brother had the same issue and had to change it somehow, have a look at your tv manual may help

Okay i'll have a look into that.

 

[hmmblah]

Sounds like scaling is disabled. Are you running the max res for the TV? I'm assuming it's 1920x1080? If your resolution is set less than max native for the TV and scaling is disabled, you will get black borders.

 

[lappy74]

Sounds like scaling is disabled. Are you running the max res for the TV? I'm assuming it's 1920x1080? If your resolution is set less than max native for the TV and scaling is disabled, you will get black borders.

On ATI Catalyst it will only come up max 1680 x 1050 or 1080p. But it will not go full screen. So how do I enable scaling ?

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

What TV is it?  The TV display setting will be something like Zoom or Overscan.

TOG

 

[lappy74]

What TV is it?  The TV display setting will be something like Zoom or Overscan.

TOG

Yeah the zoom feature works with it. But it is kinda a pain to do all the time

But its better than having a box around it all the time.

Also its an LG Scarlet.

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

I've got an LG.  I'll take a look through the menus and see if I can figure out a way to save zoom setting on a per input basis.

TOG

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

Just checked my LG and Aspect Ratio is saved independently for each input (e.g. Antenna, AV1, 2, 3, HDMI 1, 2 etc) so hopefully it's the same on yours.  On the TV select the PC's HDMI input.  Then with the TV remote go Menu --> Picture --> Aspect Ratio and select.  Scroll down through all the options to find the one that gives best fit (picture changes dynamically as you scroll).  Select the one you prefer then backstep out of the menu.  It should then retain that setting every time you go to that input source.

HTH

TOG

 

[lappy74]

Just checked my LG and Aspect Ratio is saved independently for each input (e.g. Antenna, AV1, 2, 3, HDMI 1, 2 etc) so hopefully it's the same on yours.  On the TV select the PC's HDMI input.  Then with the TV remote go Menu --> Picture --> Aspect Ratio and select.  Scroll down through all the options to find the one that gives best fit (picture changes dynamically as you scroll).  Select the one you prefer then backstep out of the menu.  It should then retain that setting every time you go to that input source.

HTH

TOG

Thank you for the help!

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

No probs.  Did it work?

 

[lappy74]

No probs.  Did it work?

Yeah it makes it look much better

 

[Auggie353]

You need to go into CCC and set the "Overscan" to max, if i remember right it is in the screen setup section. Had the same prob with a 5830.