9800GX2 HDMI Connection

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Draziom

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i tried to connect a HDMI cable from my 9800GX2 to my monitor and i cant get a 1920x1200 native resolution. it can only go maximum 1920x1080, is there anyway to get it up to native resolution? i can get a native resolution with DVI-D to DVI-D but not with HDMI anybody know why?
thanks.
 
Could be your monitor. Even if your video card is capable of outputting 1920x1200 over HDMI, your monitor may not support it.
 
my monitor can support 1920x1200 with DVI-D but with HDMI the highest it will do is 1920x1080. i tried to adjust settings on the monitor with no luck.
 
i dont know if its the monitor or video card. it seems locked on 1920x1080 with HDMI to HDMI. what do you guys think i should do to fix this?
 
Can you create a custom profile for a home made resolution and refresh rate and try and force it as so? Perhaps have the video card treat the monitor as if it is NOT TV and see how that fares? If it is already set that way then try and set it as if it WAS a TV?
 
Draziom said:
i tried to connect a HDMI cable from my 9800GX2 to my monitor and i cant get a 1920x1200 native resolution. it can only go maximum 1920x1080, is there anyway to get it up to native resolution? i can get a native resolution with DVI-D to DVI-D but not with HDMI anybody know why?
thanks.
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try to use DVI to HDMI cable, don't use HDMI-HDMI (maybe this only work with HD TV)?
I'm using DVI-HDMI for my 24" monitor at 1900x1200 and it's working fine.
 
yeah the HDMI seems to be fixed for HDTV on this monitor and wont do other than HDTV. but with DVI-D i can do other than HDTV. do you think i will get a better picture with a DVI to HDMI rather than a DVI-D to DVI-D?
 
Digital is Digital, you should notice no difference at all. The different connection types is purely a personal choice/convenience factor. Since HDMI to HDMI isn't work you have no real choice but to try HDMI to DVI if you wish to get the resolution and refresh rate you desire.
 
Since it only does 1920 x 1080 on your 275T, does it stretch it to fill the whole screen or do you see the black bars on the top and bottom? Also, what Deton just mentioned is a good idea use an HDMI to DVI input. Heck, just do DVI to DVI already and don't bother with the HDMI.
 
HardwareGuru said:
Since it only does 1920 x 1080 on your 275T, does it stretch it to fill the whole screen or do you see the black bars on the top and bottom? Also, what Deton just mentioned is a good idea use an HDMI to DVI input. Heck, just do DVI to DVI already and don't bother with the HDMI.
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yeah i am using DVI-D to DVI-D but i was wondering if the HDMI to HDMI would give a better picture or a DVI-D to HDMI would give a better picture. when i connect HDMI to HDMI i get a horrible resolution and a 1/4 of my screen is crooked.
 
DVI > DVI is going to look just as good as hdmi > hdmi. I actually use DVI > DVI on my media pc to my 42" tv as it does not even have hdmi ports.
 
veedubfreak said:
DVI > DVI is going to look just as good as hdmi > hdmi. I actually use DVI > DVI on my media pc to my 42" tv as it does not even have hdmi ports.
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someone told me that HDMI had more bandwidth and would give a purer digital signal than DVI-D but i find this nonsense, what do you think?
 
Rubbish I say. In fact, I have heard of nothing but issues when it comes to the HDMI port on this card. I think HDMI for a computer video card is still immature at this point due to issues exactly as described above.
 
The only reason hdmi MIGHT have more bandwidth than dvi is because it also carries sound.
 
cantankerous said:
Rubbish I say. In fact, I have heard of nothing but issues when it comes to the HDMI port on this card. I think HDMI for a computer video card is still immature at this point due to issues exactly as described above.
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i totally agree. the HDMI output on this card has major problems.
 
veedubfreak said:
The only reason hdmi MIGHT have more bandwidth than dvi is because it also carries sound.
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i agree, this seems correct. but as far as picture quality you think DVI-D would have the same picture quality as HDMI correct?
 
Draziom said:
veedubfreak said:
The only reason hdmi MIGHT have more bandwidth than dvi is because it also carries sound.
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i agree, this seems correct. but as far as picture quality you think DVI-D would have the same picture quality as HDMI correct?
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DVI and HDMI (not including v1.3) have the same maximum bandwith. The audio has to be interleaved into the video blanking. At higher and higher bandwith useage (e.g. when reduced blanking is employed) the audio data islands may limit the available video bandwith.

More details here
 
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