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eVGA GF 9600 GT problems with HDMI resolutions
Tried to use a DVI to HDMI cable to run a 16:9 display, and it just
won't do it. I get overscan, or very bad underscan. Anybody else have this problem? I can use a GF 8600 GT in the same box, and it gives 16:9 with no problem at all over a DVI to HDMI cable. Also, if I switch to a VGA adapter, and go to the VGA input on the 16:9 display, the GF 9600 GT works fine and gives a 16:9 resolution full screen display with no distortion. I notice the 9000 series cards are using the same 175.xx driver in XP. Could that be the problem? Is the 9600 a much more Dx10 Vista card? johns |
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eVGA GF 9600 GT problems with HDMI resolutions
EVGA tech support says there are several kinds of
HDMI ????????????? Meaning ?? They recommend using an DVI to HDMI converter at the card, and then go HDMI to HDMI on the cable ... missing wires in some of the cheap cables ????????????? So HDMI is still fighting the standards war ?? johns |
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eVGA GF 9600 GT problems with HDMI resolutions
johns wrote:
EVGA tech support says there are several kinds of HDMI ????????????? Meaning ?? They recommend using an DVI to HDMI converter at the card, and then go HDMI to HDMI on the cable ... missing wires in some of the cheap cables ????????????? So HDMI is still fighting the standards war ?? johns http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdmi (TMDS clock and data) , (SDA,SCL), CEC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface (TMDS clock and data) , (DDC Data, DDC Clock), (room for analog signals suitable for VGA) The middle group, allows a monitor to send its characteristics to the computer. The data is called EDID. The two pin clock and data interface, is a low speed serial bus. Occasionally, you'll run into cabling, where not all possible wires are present, but doing that for HDMI would be pretty stupid (not much savings). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDID To see what the monitor is sending on that serial bus, you can try this program. http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/moninfo.shtm If you cannot see info coming from the monitor, then the video card will have less info to go on, in terms of driving a signal. One way to fix that, is to install a monitor-specific driver, but not all companies offet them. For example, if you went to the Westinghouse LCD TV site, looking for a driver for when a PC drives the TV set, they'll tell you "all our products are Plug N' Play", meaning they are relying or DDC low speed serial interface, to carry the resolution information from the monitor to the computer. That doesn't explain your problem, but hints at a necessary component to making it work right. Paul |
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