[SOLVED] HDMI is not full screen, help!

hmmmDunno · 05-31-2009, 02:58 PM

A while back, I bought a Gigabyte MA78GPM-DS2H with a HD3200 integrated graphic card.

Graphic card has 3 outputs (VGA, DVI and HDMI).

When I connect thru VGA to my TV (Samsung LN52A530), the output @ 1920x1080 is full screen. If I connect using a HDMI cable, I see the whole image but it is scaled down and I have a border of a few centimeters all around. The image is obviously blurry. It is as if the 1920x1080 image is shown on 1500x800. I have 3 HDMI cables. One is connected to my XBox and it works perfectly. I tried all of them and I always get the same problem. I also tried different resolutions but I still get the scaled down image. In fact, if I go into the bios and I set the input to HDMI, I already get a scaled down output.

Any suggestions?

I ordered a DVI to HDMI connector, I'll see but I'd like to use HDMI directly since I can also output the audio thru HDMI (for when I'll buy an HDMI receiver).

zman621 · 05-31-2009, 03:51 PM

Is there a setting to make custom resolution?

hmmmDunno · 05-31-2009, 06:00 PM

Hi zman621,

On my TV, I can select 16:9 (default), 4:3. Wide Fit and Just Scan. In Wide Fit, I'm missing some part of the display as it zooms in. And I can control only the vertical position. In Just Scan, I can control the position and the size but the range is too limited to be useful.

In Catalyst Control Centre in XP, in the monitor properties tab, I can modify the position and the size but it only affects the VGA output. The HDMI output is not affected by the changes.

themantheman · 06-01-2009, 01:30 AM

I had the same problem

keep going up in resolution on the computer settings for the TV

I finally found one that worked

dai · 06-01-2009, 07:44 AM

with both my samsung tv's computer has to go through the vga port

hmmmDunno · 06-02-2009, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themantheman

I had the same problem

keep going up in resolution on the computer settings for the TV

I finally found one that worked

Thx for the suggestion but I had tried it before and, unfortunately, it didn't make a difference.

hmmmDunno · 06-02-2009, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

with both my samsung tv's computer has to go through the vga port

Hi dai,

Does that mean that it is a Samsung problem? I checked for a new firmware for my TV but I already had the latest one.

dai · 06-02-2009, 09:50 AM

on mine the pc has to go through vga you can only use hdmi for dvd players and the like

hmmmDunno · 06-12-2009, 08:27 PM

I finally received my DVI to HDMI adapter but I get the same smaller than fullscreen problem. With that adapter, I was able to try a NVidia 6600 with DVI output but it didn't help. VGA it is then.

Thank you all for your help.

05-31-2009, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
hmmmDunno Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 OS: xp sp3	[SOLVED] HDMI is not full screen, help! A while back, I bought a Gigabyte MA78GPM-DS2H with a HD3200 integrated graphic card. Graphic card has 3 outputs (VGA, DVI and HDMI). When I connect thru VGA to my TV (Samsung LN52A530), the output @ 1920x1080 is full screen. If I connect using a HDMI cable, I see the whole image but it is scaled down and I have a border of a few centimeters all around. The image is obviously blurry. It is as if the 1920x1080 image is shown on 1500x800. I have 3 HDMI cables. One is connected to my XBox and it works perfectly. I tried all of them and I always get the same problem. I also tried different resolutions but I still get the scaled down image. In fact, if I go into the bios and I set the input to HDMI, I already get a scaled down output. Any suggestions? I ordered a DVI to HDMI connector, I'll see but I'd like to use HDMI directly since I can also output the audio thru HDMI (for when I'll buy an HDMI receiver).

05-31-2009, 03:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
zman621 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7 OS: XP Pro	Re: HDMI is not full screen, help! Is there a setting to make custom resolution?

05-31-2009, 06:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
hmmmDunno Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 OS: xp sp3	Re: HDMI is not full screen, help! Hi zman621, On my TV, I can select 16:9 (default), 4:3. Wide Fit and Just Scan. In Wide Fit, I'm missing some part of the display as it zooms in. And I can control only the vertical position. In Just Scan, I can control the position and the size but the range is too limited to be useful. In Catalyst Control Centre in XP, in the monitor properties tab, I can modify the position and the size but it only affects the VGA output. The HDMI output is not affected by the changes.

06-01-2009, 01:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
themantheman Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 10 OS: vista	Re: HDMI is not full screen, help! I had the same problem keep going up in resolution on the computer settings for the TV I finally found one that worked

06-01-2009, 07:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: HDMI is not full screen, help! with both my samsung tv's computer has to go through the vga port __________________

06-02-2009, 09:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: HDMI is not full screen, help! on mine the pc has to go through vga you can only use hdmi for dvd players and the like __________________

06-12-2009, 08:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
hmmmDunno Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 OS: xp sp3	Re: HDMI is not full screen, help! I finally received my DVI to HDMI adapter but I get the same smaller than fullscreen problem. With that adapter, I was able to try a NVidia 6600 with DVI output but it didn't help. VGA it is then. Thank you all for your help.