VGA vs HDMI?

[kimisizer]

I have a 22" monitor that had 1920x1080 resolution on VGA but I recently upgraded to a Radeon 9870 and wanted to try out HDMI. I thought there would be a better picture quality with the HDMI but it actually could not go above a 1400x1050 resolution which I found odd. This is obviously worse than the VGA cable. Is there a way to get a higher res on HDMI or should I go back to VGA?? Thanks!

 

[caqde]

odd. HDMI should allow for a much higher resolution than that. I'm guessing that is a Radeon 6870 not 9870 (otherwise it makes no sense). Only things that I can think of are Driver issues (always use the latest 12.1 at current) and you can also try another HDMI cable if possible.

 

[sonexpc]

.... HDMI should able to handle 1920x1080 .... I think will be some setting issue...

 

[Gate9er]

Try changing your resolution, though it should automatically adjust, and check for the latest drivers.

 

[Sunius]

Did you update the drivers? What's the maximum resolution of your monitor?

 

[sunnk]

take a look at this:- http://www.bestnetbooksreview.com/vga-vs-hdmi-a-comparison.html

 

[kimisizer]

Best answer selected by kimisizer.