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yizhuang
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Joined: 19 Mar 2008
Location: Singapore
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Hi Pals,
really newbie to this area
have read thru numerous posts but still unsure which cable i need
I have this graphics card nVidia Geforce 7300 GS
and this LCD TV : Samsung LA32R71BAX
Input & Output(Side) HDMI No
composite (AV) 1
S-Video 1
Headphone 1
Input & Output(Back) HDMI 2
composite (AV) 1
S-Video No
PC input (D-sub) 1
Component(Y/Pb/Pr) 2
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please advise on which cable/conn should i get to get the best display
Thank you all !
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jagabo
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Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: none
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jman98
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Joined: 08 Oct 2004
Location: Freedonia
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The only officially supported PC input on my Samsung LCD (different model from the original poster) is VGA. I think it is theoretically possible to connect a PC to Samsung LCDs via HDMI or DVI, but you have to be careful about the refresh rate as all are not supported. The TV manual might be helpful.
As far as I know all Samsung LCDs overscan via HDMI, DVI and component connections. Certain models may have firmware that defeats overscan only on the HDMI input. Samsung doesn't like customers to do their own firmware upgrades, so they don't typically make the firmware available. Some have reported ruining their TVs when trying to do their own firmware upgrades, so I don't recommend it. If the original poster doesn't want overscanning, a VGA connection is best.
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jagabo
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Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: none
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| jman98 wrote: |
| As far as I know all Samsung LCDs overscan via HDMI, DVI and component connections. |
All the recent 1080p models have a non-overscan option for HDMI. It's called Just Scan (vs. 16:9), 1:1 pixel mapping just like a computer monitor. I don't think the 1366x768 models have this for HDMI inputs, only VGA.
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edDV
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Joined: 06 Mar 2004
Location: Northern California, USA
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That is a 1366x768 TV.
You can drive it with VGA at 1366x768 @60Hz. This is the easy solution.
For DVI->HDMI check the manual to see if 1366x768 with "just scan" is supported. Without "just scan", the TV will overscan.
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jagabo
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Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: none
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On my LNT-4665 if I change the input name to "PC" it will not overscan when set at 16:9. I don't know if the 720p sets do the same.
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yizhuang
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Joined: 19 Mar 2008
Location: Singapore
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Thank you all for the suggestions
went out to buy a DVI to VGA cable
seems my graphics card has s-video and DVI outputs
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