Same situation with the Samsung model LN26A330 26" HDTV with DVI from the ATI to HDMI at the TV is cloned display with the monitor, which I expected. Carl Denk wrote: > Then maybe it's the video driver, this is an ATI 2400HD card and the ATI > latest (as of a couple of weeks ago) driver. If I left the text and icon > sizes alone, the sizes were much to small, the text was maybe 6 or 7 > point size. Not sure if I should point at Bill Gates, HP, or ATI or > Java. :~ I'll have to hook up the DVI to the Samsung 26" HD that's > setting next to the computer and report back, But thought it was same > situation. I tend to think it's a java issue of the application > specifying a specific font/window size instead of relative sizes. But, > I'm not at all into that variety of programming. > > Bob Blick wrote: > >> I didn't have any of these problems. When I drive it at 1920x1080 I get >> a pixel-to-pixel match just like a PC monitor would, and everything is >> visible. In Windows XP I used the nvidia driver and the display settings >> to adjust it. As long as I set the refresh rate to 60Hz it works great. >> Under Ubuntu Linux I had to edit the xorg.conf for the vertical and >> horizontal rates but after that it also works great. >> >> One thing I did not do is adjust the icons, fonts or text size, but I >> have never had a good Windows experience doing that. There are too many >> programs that expect the text to fit the way it did when the programmer >> wrote the code. >> >> So I guess your mileage may vary. My TV is a Samsung LN40B540. >> >> Cheerful regards, >> >> Bob >> >> >> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:51:20 -0500, "Carl Denk" >> said: >> >> >>> I don't see anyone talking of display issues with these bigger, high >>> resolution screens. With the LCD native resolutions, the tried and true >>> 1024 x 768 isn't an option. A couple of months ago, I got a HP w2338h, >>> 23" LCD with native resolution of 1920 x 1030, and I'm running XP SP2. >>> Display issues include: >>> 1: Text size on windows windows like Setting > Display, and numerous >>> others. >>> 2: Firefox - Text of some sites overlap, making unusable and some text >>> boxes are not correct height. >>> 3: With the wide screen, I found my preference to have the start bar on >>> the left side always visible. Windows doesn't always adjust the >>> application window to fill the remaining screen. When minimize and >>> maximize, the window is correctly spaced and located. >>> 4: Thunderbird address book sidebar is too small, and the scroll bars >>> are hidden. >>> >>> I have tried all the common places , which improved readability much, >>> but these type issues have persisted, and considerable searching for >>> answers has yileded little results. I seems very strange that I might >>> for some strange reason be the only one having these problems. Any help >>> would be great. :) >>> >>> Jake Anderson wrote: >>> >>> >>>> peter green wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> William "Chops" Westfield wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 7, 2009, at 3:46 PM, Vitaliy wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Those new LED-lit LCD screens are pretty nice! A 40 inch TV with >>>>>>>> 1920x1080 resolution would make an awesome desktop computer monitor. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> No, not really. :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> But, is a 23 inch HDTV with supposedly 1080p (1920x1080) and a VGA/etc >>>>>> input the equivalent of a 23inch VGA LCD monitor (plus or minus >>>>>> speakers, tuner, etc)? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> In my experiance generally no, I don't know whether it's inappropriate >>>>> filtering, poor quality input circuitries or what but in my experiance >>>>> generally (and i'm sure there are exceptions) HDTVs make awful monitors. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> (personally, my eyes are going, and the bigger pixels of a larger >>>>>> screen don't sound so bad; that Hanns G 28inch looks better all the >>>>>> time! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I bought a hanspree HDTV with a supposed native resoloution of >>>>> 1920x1200, strangely it seems to give a better picture at 1680x1050 but >>>>> at neither resoloutin is the screen anywhere near as sharp as a monitor >>>>> making it a pain to use. >>>>> >>>>> If you want a screen with the bigger pixels and the TV functionality but >>>>> that also makes a decent monitor I reccomend the LG M2762D monitor TV. >>>>> It looks and mostly acts like a HDTV but it has a dedicated DVI input >>>>> and with a PC connected there displays a nice shapr picture. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Typically that problem is caused when the screen "overscans" an incoming >>>> 1080p image >>>> IE it'll stretch and warp your input signal rather than just sticking it >>>> on the screen. >>>> >>>> Most sets that do this, wont let you nativley access the pixels in any >>>> mode and are useless for pretty much anything in my opinion. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>> >>> >> >> -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist