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<blockquote data-quote="MPUserFromGER" data-source="post: 214300" data-attributes="member: 23563">I have experienced similar issues with my setup and I found out that my (and many others) TV sets are clearly differentiate between:VGA inputIf the VGA input is used, most TV sets accept the native display resolution only. This resolution is unique to each TV set but today most likely 1360 (or 1366 or 1368) * 768 (or 760). The refresh rate has to be set to 50 Hz or 60 Hz (please have a look into the users manual of your TV).DVI / HDMIIf the DVI or HDMI input is used, most TV sets accept only 720p or 1080i resolutions. That means 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080. Also, the refresh rate has to be set appropriately to either 50 Hz or 60 Hz. Again, please see the users manual of your TV set.In addition, some TV sets are doing an overscan, if you are using the DVI/HDMI input. My Samsung LCD TV e.g. is doing a 20% overscan, which unfortunately cannot be influenced. This results in the cropping of the Windows task bar...If the VGA input is used, most TV sets are not performing any overscan. For this reason, many people are still using the VGA input instead of the DVI / HDMI input.Best regards,Andreas</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MPUserFromGER, post: 214300, member: 23563"] I have experienced similar issues with my setup and I found out that my (and many others) TV sets are clearly differentiate between: [B]VGA input[/B] If the VGA input is used, most TV sets accept the native display resolution only. This resolution is unique to each TV set but today most likely 1360 (or 1366 or 1368) * 768 (or 760). The refresh rate has to be set to 50 Hz or 60 Hz (please have a look into the users manual of your TV). [B]DVI / HDMI[/B] If the DVI or HDMI input is used, most TV sets accept only 720p or 1080i resolutions. That means 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080. Also, the refresh rate has to be set appropriately to either 50 Hz or 60 Hz. Again, please see the users manual of your TV set. In addition, some TV sets are doing an overscan, if you are using the DVI/HDMI input. My Samsung LCD TV e.g. is doing a 20% overscan, which unfortunately cannot be influenced. This results in the cropping of the Windows task bar... If the VGA input is used, most TV sets are not performing any overscan. For this reason, many people are still using the VGA input instead of the DVI / HDMI input. Best regards, Andreas [/QUOTE]

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