The setup is a Dell Inspiron 531S running Windows 7 Professional, AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (Windsor), 8GB of Corsair XMS2, XFX Radeon HD6670 w/ 2GB GDDR3, 400 watt TFX PSU, 2 x WD Caviar 160GB 7200rpm, Vizio E260MV.
The problem, is that when I hook the PC to the TV via an HDMI cable, the picture looks like crapola. Grainy, flickering lines surround images and variations within images and it's driving me crazy. I thought HDMI was supposed to be the shiznit, but this is crazy. The image is crisp and sharp when I use a VGA cable to link the two, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of having HDMI on the video card and/or the TV?
I have used every version of CCC (within the last 8 releases), I have run just the drivers without all the other software, but no luck. I have uninstalled using the AMD cleanup program. I have used CCleaner and Glary Utilities to remove old files and folders. I have all the latest windows updates and drivers for my devices. I have used four (4) different HDMI cables, I have pulled the video card to reseat it, I have done a complete reformat and re-install of windows waiting until all updates and frameworks were installed before installing CCC, and the picture still looks like crap through HDMI interface on PC. The picture looks awesome through HDMI when hooked up to PS3 or stand-alone BD player so I don't get it.
Does anyone have a clue as to why this is not as simple as plugging in the HDMI cable and having outstanding picture and sound quality from ANY source? Thanks if you do!
The problem, is that when I hook the PC to the TV via an HDMI cable, the picture looks like crapola. Grainy, flickering lines surround images and variations within images and it's driving me crazy. I thought HDMI was supposed to be the shiznit, but this is crazy. The image is crisp and sharp when I use a VGA cable to link the two, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of having HDMI on the video card and/or the TV?
I have used every version of CCC (within the last 8 releases), I have run just the drivers without all the other software, but no luck. I have uninstalled using the AMD cleanup program. I have used CCleaner and Glary Utilities to remove old files and folders. I have all the latest windows updates and drivers for my devices. I have used four (4) different HDMI cables, I have pulled the video card to reseat it, I have done a complete reformat and re-install of windows waiting until all updates and frameworks were installed before installing CCC, and the picture still looks like crap through HDMI interface on PC. The picture looks awesome through HDMI when hooked up to PS3 or stand-alone BD player so I don't get it.
Does anyone have a clue as to why this is not as simple as plugging in the HDMI cable and having outstanding picture and sound quality from ANY source? Thanks if you do!