Can't display 1920x1200 Samsung T240HD with Asus 4850

[tm84p]

hey guys I am not sure what the deal is. I bought a samsung t240HD and no matter what I do I can't get it to run at 1920x1200 even though both the monitor and GPU are rated for that. Drivers are updated as well. Any ideas?

 

[Zanathon]

Did you install the driver for the monitor?

 

[Zenthar]

Stupid question, but I have to ask: using DVI port right?

 

[tm84p]

yes using DVI and yes installed driver for monitor, actually Vista picked it up on its own, didn't need the monitor driver. I can get it to do 180p settings but it makes everything run terribly slow and stretched out. The funny thing is that native should be 1920 x 1200 on this monitor. Thats why I thought I should post it here to see if anyone else had an idea.

 

[TheDraac]

You don't mention what video card you have.

 

[Zenthar]

You don't mention what video card you have.

In his title: 4850.

 

[TheDraac]

Ahh... glazed over that somehow... Who makes it??

 

[tm84p]

Hey sorry, I just realized my first post was pretty sparse on iformation. My full specs are:

gigabyte ep35-ds3p
intel e8400
8GB OCZ ddr-1066
ASUS Radeon 4850 512MB
Corsair tx(HX?)850W
Vista 64 bit

Ati Drivers are all updated. I really don't get why it isn't just plug and play, anyone else have this monitor?

 

[TheDraac]

Even tho Vista picked up the monitor driver on it's own.... DL the one from Samsung and give that a try. If you have the latest video drivers, not sure what else would be the prob.

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/support.do?group=computersperipherals&type=monitors&subtype=lcd&model_nm=T240HD&language=&cate_type=all&mType=DR&dType=D&vType=&cttID=1916195&prd_ia_cd=05020100&disp_nm=T240HD&model_cd=LS24TDNSUV/ZA&menu=download&menu2=detail

See if this link works.

 

[chef7734]

I run the t260 and did not have any problems with the resolution once the vid drivers were installed. I am running win 7 so I just right click desktop and go to screen resolution. I don't set the res in the nvidia control panel.

 

[tm84p]

Yeah I downloaded that already, unfortunately it didn't make a difference. Do you need to use an HDMI cable to get the proper resolution?

 

[TheDraac]

I could be wrong about the HDMI cable, but I don't think that should matter.

Question.... do you even get the option to set it at 1920 x 1200 ???

As chef said... Right click the desktop... Click Personalize... Click Display Settings....
Click Advanced Settings button... Under Adapter Tab, click List All Modes...

Is 1920x1200 on the list???

 

[tm84p]

nope, 1920 x 1080 is on there but x 1200 isn't, the only reason 1920x 1080 is even there is because i forced it in there with the catalyst software, originally it wasn't going past 1680 x 1050.

 

[RetiredChief]

I have the T240HD, only diff is I have the 4870 w/512 Meg GPU. Also didn't try the DVI cable as I have a Blu-ray recorder and Blu-ray playback pretty much requires HDMI cable with I used from the Get go (With DVI->Hdmi adaptor)- Had no problems w/1920 by 1200

 

[chef7734]

I have the T240HD, only diff is I have the 4870 w/512 Meg GPU. Also didn't try the DVI cable as I have a Blu-ray recorder and Blu-ray playback pretty much requires HDMI cable with I used from the Get go (With DVI->Hdmi adaptor)- Had no problems w/1920 by 1200

HDIM is not required for either blue ray or displaying 1920x1200. DVI and HDMI are the same thing minus sound on DVI. There is no bennifiet of running dvi over hdmi unlass you are running sound to your monitor.

 

[maximiza]

I have T240, i never heard of this before, what is the lowest and highest resoluton in display settings?

 

[chef7734]

What hertz are you at? Make sure it is set to either 59 or 60.

 

[tm84p]

Lowest and highest resolutions that I am picking up are 640 x 480 to 1680 x 1050. hertz is set at 60 but I have fooled with it at 59, it also list 23 and 24. It runs fine with it at 1920 x 1080 but it is stretched irritably. I would be fine with leaving it at that but the fact that it is rated to 1920 x 1200 makes me want to keep trying to find out why it isn;t working at that resolution.

 

[chef7734]

You said you forced 1920x1080? How did you do that?

 

[mamw93]

Okay man I know the exact answer to your problem. With your standard DVI cable you will only be able to do 1920 x 1080. You'll have to pick up a DVI-D that will do 1900 x 1200 - 2500 x 1600 and beyond. Your problem isn't the monitor or video card... just a simple cable. Just go out and try to find a DVI Dual Link cable and it'll work. If you can't find one in town then TigerDirect.com and Compusa.com have a bunch of them for only about 15-20 dollars. Don't worry about getting an expensive cable though just make sure it says DVI-D or DVI Dual Link.

Here is a link to a good one.

http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=622357&CatId=1163

 

[chef7734]

DVI-D is standard cable with most everything now. Stands for DVI digital. It comes with any monitor that has a dvi cable included such as the T240. This is not his problem is he is using the cable that came with the monitor.DVI-D single link which is what comes with monitors 27" and below support up to 1920x1200. A dual link DVI-D supports higher than 1920x1200.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/DVI_Connector_Types.svg/181px-DVI_Connector_Types.svg.png

 

[maximiza]

these monitors come with the cables. I am starting to think uninstall ati drivers and reinstall. use driver cleaner pro. somehting aint right. or reset mointor, buttons on the right side.

 

[chef7734]

Give that a try and see if it works .

 

[tm84p]

Sorry, wrong words, it wasn't forced I meant to say you have to add the 1080 support to the display manager within the catalyst control center. Thanks for the input on the DVI-D cable mamw93, unless something else comes up I will try that, I just want to see if there are any other explainations for this anomaly. I don't mean to doubt you or anything I am just having a hard time believing that they would package a monitor that proudly displays 1920 x 1200 and then ships a cable with it that doesn't support that format. But hey it could happen!

 

[chef7734]

Sorry, wrong words, it wasn't forced I meant to say you have to add the 1080 support to the display manager within the catalyst control center. Thanks for the input on the DVI-D cable mamw93, unless something else comes up I will try that, I just want to see if there are any other explainations for this anomaly. I don't mean to doubt you or anything I am just having a hard time believing that they would package a monitor that proudly displays 1920 x 1200 and then ships a cable with it that doesn't support that format. But hey it could happen!

The cable that shipped with the monitor is a dvi-d single link.Quite capable of supporting up to 1920x1200.