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Frandaero

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Hello guys,

I have a 7870 graphic card which can go 1080p easily and a 24" Samsung Monitor-TV. The problem started when I first bought the monitor yo use it for the PS3, the console looked awesome in 1080p (just the main menu and movies lol, games are all 720p).

Then I moved the monitor to the PC but when I tested the 1920x1080 resolution the colors got saturated, the screen was not good positioned (black borders all around) and it was far away from hd (blurry). I even changed my PC later on (not because of this) but the problem is still here, I can only set 1680x1050 resolution as max if I want to avoid this colors tweaks and display fails.

What do you think it is the problem here? The Monitor is P2470HN Samsung Model, it handles 1080p. Maybe the HDMI cable?
 
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I know this is an old thread, but please use this answer provided by NickleJack (http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/355020-33-hdmi-makes-terrible)

NickleJack:

The problem is with the type of signal being sent from/to the monitor. When your input is named/set to PC it sends the signal at a different frequency/power level. This will effect the quality of the image. I had the same exact issue when I switched over.

My resolution was to change the input/name to PC and turn overscan all the way up. My monitor looks perfect now. Just for reference I have a Samsung 2333hd and by setting the "hdmi" input value to "pc" the "blurriness" issue was immediately fixed. Turning overscan all the way up (0%) fixed the border issue.

Hope that helps. I...
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Go into Catalyst Control Center, under "My Digital Flat-Panels" go to "Scaling Options". Mess with the slider there until the image fill the screen, that should fix it.
And yes it is because your using HDMI, but its a software thing not the fault of the connector itself.
 
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Frandaero

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That fixed the scaling, the problem is the definition and the colors. The colors look extremely fake and the letters are all blurry. I really don't know what to do... Should I buy a different HDMI cable?
 
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Jordan Cayco

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usually cheap hdmi cables break easily that is why i prefer using a dvi cable for pc gaming. it's cheap as well, there isn't much of a difference between color qualities between the two. except the sound hdmi provides i guess.
 
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HDMI (and DVI) use the same digital signal, and a property of digital signals is that they do not degrade like an Analogue signal (VGA) does. Your HDMI/DVI cable will work 100% or not at all, buying a new or "better" cable wont make a difference.
Only exception is if your cable is very long, say longer than 20m.

Most I can suggest you do is calibrate colour and brightness settings within Catalyst or on the monitor itself.
 
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I know this is an old thread, but please use this answer provided by NickleJack (http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/355020-33-hdmi-makes-terrible)

NickleJack:

The problem is with the type of signal being sent from/to the monitor. When your input is named/set to PC it sends the signal at a different frequency/power level. This will effect the quality of the image. I had the same exact issue when I switched over.

My resolution was to change the input/name to PC and turn overscan all the way up. My monitor looks perfect now. Just for reference I have a Samsung 2333hd and by setting the "hdmi" input value to "pc" the "blurriness" issue was immediately fixed. Turning overscan all the way up (0%) fixed the border issue.

Hope that helps. I know how annoying it is to search and search forever and not find a resolution. At least this may help someone searching down the road!
 
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