Resolution issue (1 Viewer)

[rpleasan]

Hey there!

I have a Samsung PN42A410 plasma with a pc resolution of 1024x768. I just built a HTPC using the Gigabyte MA78GPM-DS2H system board. I am sending image and sound out the HDMI directly to the TV.

My problem: My images looks washed out and not as crisp as I think it should be. Granted, I just brought and configured my HTPC, plasma and Denon AV Receiver in the last month but I am expecting to get the same 1080i resolution as I see on DTV 1080i 16:9 cable shows.

DTV 1080i cable tv shows got me spoiled. The colors are vivid and outstanding.

Any way to configure my Catalyst ATI Control Center for the best resolution?

thx

 

[sixgun]

Hey there!

I have a Samsung PN42A410 plasma with a pc resolution of 1024x768. I just built a HTPC using the Gigabyte MA78GPM-DS2H system board. I am sending image and sound out the HDMI directly to the TV.

My problem: My images looks washed out and not as crisp as I think it should be. Granted, I just brought and configured my HTPC, plasma and Denon AV Receiver in the last month but I am expecting to get the same 1080i resolution as I see on DTV 1080i 16:9 cable shows.

DTV 1080i cable tv shows got me spoiled. The colors are vivid and outstanding.

Any way to configure my Catalyst ATI Control Center for the best resolution?

I have a similar board to yours, does it have the HD3200 on-board?

I've just set mine to the native resolution of my panel and it just worked! You might have to fiddle with the Catalyst control panel and force it to a resolution you know your panel supports.

You might also look at the overscan settings. I've set mine up to have 0 (zero) overscan, as having any overscan actually scales the image which could explain what you're seeing.

Regards.

 

[Bigbird999]

Same TV, same mobo, for me, the best picture is by VGA with desktop resolution set to 1024x768. These older 1024x768 plasmas use rectangular pixels to get a widescreen image from a 4:3 resolution. Your TV does not accept 1024x768 over HDMI so that is why I use VGA.

BB

 

[KevL]

My problem: My images looks washed out and not as crisp as I think it should be. Granted, I just brought and configured my HTPC, plasma and Denon AV Receiver in the last month but I am expecting to get the same 1080i resolution as I see on DTV 1080i 16:9 cable shows

This may not be a resolution issue but a video level issue.

There are two standards for RGB video signals.

0-255 and 16-235

You need to find out what your TV expects and set your graphics card to provide it. A mismatch can either give you a really dark picture or a washed out picture.



Kev