Why Does The LG 29UM68 Have Black Bars On The Side?

[Grimers]

Hi guys,

I've recently replaced my TV with the LG 29UM68. I really like the new monitor, however for some reason there are black bars on the side which are around 1 cm wide. I've read up on this issue and it looks like I can't change this, which is slightly annoying as it doesn't feel like I'm getting the full package...

Any ideas?

Thanks,

William

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Have you tried adjusting the display resolution in Windows to 2560 x 1080?

As it's an ultra-wide screen on the LG 29UM68, your graphics card may not have sufficient VRAM to go that high, or it may not support ultra-wide formats if it's not available in the resolutions list, hence the black bars at each side.

 

[Grimers]

Yup, it's set to that resolution! But, when I try and adjust the overscan through NVIDIA Control Panel, it's apparently as wide as it can go. I'm using the NVIDIA GTX 960 card, so it should be fine.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Beats me then.

 

[Grimers]

It's odd. It seems like it's LG's way of over advertising...

 

[Grimers]

Bump.

 

[Hillybobilly]

You said it was it's limit? That may be the case. It may exceed your graphics card's maximum resolution.