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Michael Liston   10-13-2008 at 07:47:07 PM

Hey guys, for over a year now I've been using my 42 inch plasma as a monitor for my PC. It is well capable of 1080P but I've been running it at
1360x768. Recently I decided I wanted some extra monitor space so I changed the res to 1920x1080. The picture wasn't as clear and the font was blocky and hard to read, I then thought this might have something to do with the cable I was using(DVI-VGA) so I bought a DVI-HDMI cable and now the picture is even worse! I have no idea of where to go from here. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!
Model of TV: LG 42pc56
GPU: EVGA GTX 260

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petevsdrm   10-13-2008 at 08:28:18 PM
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I can't find that model of TV listed on the LG site, could you check the model number again?

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petevsdrm   10-13-2008 at 09:04:16 PM
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• Resolution: 1366 x 768 (50" ), 1024 x 768 (42" )
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Your TV does not have 1920 x 1080 resolution. You are emulating it on a 1360 x 768 screen, which gives you that wierd, chunky look you are seeing.

Sorry bro, to run at 1920 x 1080 you will need a new TV.

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Michael Liston   10-13-2008 at 09:22:58 PM
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That is so sickening. When I bought it I was sworn to that it could display 1080p media. But I'm still quite surprised at how well 1920x1080 is "emulated". It plays games fine at that resoloution the only problem is that small text is hard to read.

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petevsdrm   10-13-2008 at 09:39:12 PM
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Michael Liston wrote :

That is so sickening. When I bought it I was sworn to that it could display 1080p media. But I'm still quite surprised at how well 1920x1080 is "emulated". It plays games fine at that resoloution the only problem is that small text is hard to read.




Well, technically it can "display" 1080p media, just not at full resolution. Salespeople and marketing can be very misleading when talking about what a product is capable of. It always pays off to do a heap of research before buying.

Chalk it up to a lesson learned. Salespeople are liars.

I had a 23" Olevia LCD TV that was similar to yours in that it was advertised as 1080i, but in fact had only 1360 x 768 pixels, and could emulate 1080i.

Good luck man

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Michael Liston   10-13-2008 at 09:42:16 PM
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I feel like such an idiot now but anyway, thanks very much with all your help and I'll definitely hesitate next time when something sounds too good to be true!

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rabidbunny   10-13-2008 at 10:30:54 PM
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Just a thought, what kind of graphics card are you using? I know there are options under nvidia's control panel for doing exactly what you are talking about with the text. My friend has a nvidia gpu and hooks it up to his 47" tv no prob. The only problem he has is the ability to game at that resolution because he has such an old computer.

Ati should have similar options. Consider digging through either nvidia's control panel or Ati's catalyst control center to see what options you have. More than likely there is an option for tv output optimization.

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jerreece   10-13-2008 at 10:43:46 PM
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petevsdrm wrote :

Well, technically it can "display" 1080p, just not at full resolution. Salespeople and marketing can be very misleading when talking about what a product is capable of. It always pays off to do a heap of research before buying.

Chalk it up to a lesson learned. Salespeople are liars.

I had a 23" Olevia LCD TV that was similar to yours in that it was advertised as 1080i, but in fact had only 1360 x 768 pixels, and could emulate 1080i.

Good luck man



Not all salespeople are liars. Some of them just don't know what they are talking about. ;)

Marketing however, is misleading. Having TVs that claim to be 1080i, 1080p, and "Full HD" can definitely be confusing to people.

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Bronze Graphics badge jaguarskx   10-14-2008 at 01:33:43 AM
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Perhaps it was advertised and marketed as 1080i / 1080p compatible.

Gotta do as much research as possible and not rely on word of mouth.

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