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I connected my HTPC through the onboard VGA (INTEL g31 chipset). It was not able to go beyond 1024x768 even though the chipset supports it. I have a Panasonic 37LX80 which supports 1366x768 . I am planning to purchase a sapphire HD 4670 can it output1366x768 through a dvi-hdmi connector.
 
it wont make a difference using that other card

the TV has to accept a 1336*768 signal though HDMI and most sets do not since it is not a valid HD resolution. You can acheive the resolution by using a VGA cable and plugging it into the PC input on the TV.
 
A friend had the same issue, it turned out that he was stuck at 1024 res because his gfx card was not HDCP compliant and his Philips 720p LCD TV is and demands anything connected is too.
Replacing his gfx card with a HDCP compliant one allows him to run higher res.
He cannot run 1366 mode though unless using analogue, only 1280x720p max on HDMI as YeuEmMaiMai pointed out.
 
You cant get a resolution that high from VGA on most TVs. You have to use DVI and get a DVI to HDMI cable to go higher than 1024x768. Also there is an HTPC section.
 
TheResidentEvil is probably right. Check the manual on your TV. My TV limits the VGA input resolution to 1024x768 as well.

If you get a new card to use dvi-hdmi, you'll still have to feed your TV a 1280x720 or 1920x1080 (if it can accept 1080) resolution.
 
TheResidentEvil said:
You cant get a resolution that high from VGA on most TVs. You have to use DVI and get a DVI to HDMI cable to go higher than 1024x768. Also there is an HTPC section.
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that's not true man, most TVs support their native resolution via VGA input, if you are not getting it you need to make sure you loaded the inf file for your TV if it provides a PC driver disk.
 
My previous Olevia 437V 37" 720p and my current Proscan 40LC45S 40" 1080p will both run 1366x768 over VGA. The 42" 720p TVs (Toshiba, I think) that we use at work for video conferencing run at 1024x768 stretched though.

FYI, the Proscan doesn't seem to be able to actually run at 1920x1080 as a monitor. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16642554
Here is the rub. All these resolutions look good with graphics displays. With text for the desktop and applications, however, the TV wants to be set to either 720P or 766P. At those resolutions there is no overscan automatically by the TV when using a computer. Unfortunately also, there is no overscan setting for the user, and higher resolutions (like 1080i or 1080P) will not display with a corner to corner or pixel match. You can come close to making the picture fit the screen, but only by giving up the pixel to pixel match. Or you can allow the overscan, but lose the edges all around the screen.

I bought this TV to use as a monitor at 1080P. I never found a way to get text sharp enough to tolerate viewing as a computer monitor at 1080P (or 1080i) for an extended period of time. That said, a 720P picture is great for text and small details. Anyway, my 40LC45S has found a new home as a normal TV, and I am back to my 32" Dynex for my computer monitor. The Dynex (a 720P set) can display up to 1080P, and it has an overscan off option. It does as well as the Proscan 40" at 1080P, but the text is too small for me.
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Of course, I did tons of searching regarding the resolution before buying it, but didn't find that until after I bought it. I suppose that once I move into my new house, I could do like normal people and use this as a TV, and get a good monitor for my PC. =)
 
I have my xp system pushing 1366x768 out thru vga on an agp 6800GT to a 42LG30 LCD. It was simply plug and play. Perhaps it is his graphics chip?
 
My G31 can do 1920 x 1080 out to my Bravia via VGA, so its definately capable of doing 1366 x 766.
 
YeuEmMaiMai said:
it wont make a difference using that other card

the TV has to accept a 1336*768 signal though HDMI and most sets do not since it is not a valid HD resolution. You can acheive the resolution by using a VGA cable and plugging it into the PC input on the TV.
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QFT
 
There are some old TVs that just won't accept anything beyond 1024. And their input didn't have DVI let along HDMI. And this was with a TV about 4+ years ago before the HDCP stuff so it makes you wonder why they would do this.
 
My 5 year old 60" Sony Grand Wega seems to work fine at 1366x786....I use a Radeon 3850.
 
Well then I probably shouldnt have said most. I cant find his manual anywhere online but I know my tv, someone else posted in this thread about their TV and my friends TV dont support res that high over VGA. My TV is not even 3 years old and it doesnt matter the graphics card. IT says right in the TV manual the absolute highest res over VGA is 1024x768 on my TV. Toshiba 50HM67 50" DLP
 
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Must be a Toshiba thing. Mine is also a 42" Toshiba LCD. Only a couple of years old. Doesn't matter though since I can hook up using DVI-HDMI.
 
realmatrix said:
I hope I am posting in the right section

I connected my HTPC through the onboard VGA (INTEL g31 chipset). It was not able to go beyond 1024x768 even though the chipset supports it. I have a Panasonic 37LX80 which supports 1366x768 . I am planning to purchase a sapphire HD 4670 can it output1366x768 through a dvi-hdmi connector.
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according to your TV's specs it will accept 1366*768 @ 60hz via PC input

Screen Size37" (94 cm)

diagonalScreen Aspect16 : 9 WidePanel IPS (WXGA) LCD Panel

Progressive Scan? Y

Number of Pixels1,049,088 (1,366 x 768) pixels

Applicable PC signalsVGA, SVGA, XGA, WVGA, WXGA (Vertical scanning frequency: 60 Hz)

Applicable Scanning Format525 (480)/60i, 525 (480)/60p, 625 (576)/50i, 625 (576)/50p, 750 (720)/50p, 750 (720)/60p, 1125 (1080)/50i, 1125 (1080)/60i
 
It must be an odd issue with your TV to not accept 1366x768 through DVI/HDMI. I just hooked up a friends TV to his PC with a HD 2600XT via the DVI-HDMI adapter and it worked perfect (with sound too, was nice). He's got a 32" Sony Bravia. The TV accepted any res I output to it up to 1920x1080 (down-scales it though), but 1366x768 is it's native res, so it looked the best.
 
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