giant monitor

anonymousity · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:30 pm Post subject: giant monitor

Due to some sweet warranty deal with Best Buy my old 19" flatscreen has been replaced with this monstrosity of a Sony Bravia 26" lcd.

My issue though is that the highest resolution I can manage is 1360 x 768. The (now updated) visual control panel for my gfx card says it is supposed to do somewhere in the range of 1600 x 1200 for 20+ inch screens. Is there some new cable I have to buy?

gfx card: Radeon 4800 series HD
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Raed · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:48 pm Post subject:

Is it a widescreen monitor? 1600x1200 is a 4:3 ratio, which is non-widescreen.
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anonymousity · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject:

It is, yeah. I'm not sure what the widescreen res is, but I'm sure the PC + tv can handle more then what its currently doing.
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Brutus · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:09 am Post subject:

I have a big ass monitor with the regular old pin connector cable hooked up and running at 1920x1200. I didn't even use the DVI connection so I dont think you need a cable.

Not sure but it might be a limit on your graphics card???

The monitor will have a cap too but I suspect it is way higher than what you stated for that size.
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anonymousity · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:10 am Post subject:

It says my maximum resolution is 1920 x 1200, but under display settings only goes 1360 x 768 max. I haven't found anything online saying the 4800 series cant do bigger.
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Brutus · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:40 am Post subject:

It looks like you have a Sony Bravia S-Series HDTV (not monitor).

It does use a different cable. It does have a 16:9 HD Resolution Panel (1366x768). This is the bottleneck on your resolution.

I think you need to take it back and tell them you need a monitor. :/ That resolution at 2 foot viewing will suck. Not sure if it will work even. Dont know much about tvs except it looks like a differentcable required. Razz

Dont know shit about tvs, and am guessing that's what it is based on your posts and max res. I would investigate this possibility though.
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anonymousity · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:52 pm Post subject:

Ah ok - that's what I was afraid of. I don't have one of those HD cables - that might solve the whole thing.

I may end up going back to my smaller actual monitor, who knows. Thanks for the help brudio Smile

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Vlad Piranha · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject:

As I already explained, you need a PC to HDMI cable. They're expensive, but at least you can get one at your local Wal-Mart. Also, fortunately, I hear that ATI cards have built in settings to fit it to the size of your TV screen. My Nvidia card has an area about the size of a desktop icon on all sides that doesn't fit on the screen.

Brutus · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject:

yw Anony.

Cant fix the res though - and that would be the REAL issue even with the right cable. Id say use a dedicated monitor...
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anonymousity · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject:

Haha you were right... with my new shiny (expensive) cable, it lets me go up to all those resolutions, but looks like shit on the tv. I'm a little smarter now, but 50 bucks poorer Razz

I hope there are any advantages to using a AVI to HDMI.
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Vlad Piranha · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:33 am Post subject:

Mine is coiled up behind the TV for the same reasons. Maybe someday I'll get it to look right, but for now, I won't be using my TV for a monitor. I guess $40-50 MSRP is the price we pay for our vanity and lust for gigantic electronic entertainment. Nuts.

RK-Mara · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:47 am Post subject:

The 720p resolution is shit when browsing the internet or doing any kind of office work. Other than that, it's pretty handy. I don't really care what the resolution is, as long as it's the native resolution of the screen and with such a low native resolution, your PC will be able to churn out some massive frame rates.
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Wang Chung · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:57 pm Post subject:

RK-Mara wrote:

The 720p resolution is shit when browsing the internet or doing any kind of office work. Other than that, it's pretty handy. I don't really care what the resolution is, as long as it's the native resolution of the screen and with such a low native resolution, your PC will be able to churn out some massive frame rates.

I couldn't agree more.
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anonymousity · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:34 am Post subject:

I've actually grown accustomed to the 1360 x 768, it feels like one of those giant mac screens. Although I do get a creepy feeling that the computer watches me now, instead of me, it.
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massive · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:29 pm Post subject:

anonymousity wrote:

IAlthough I do get a creepy feeling that the computer watches me now, instead of me, it.

hmmm, that's usually guilt that makes you feel that way Laughing

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