HTPC (Home Theatre PC)

[[DSX]]

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mao pud na akong problema vipvip68.. maximum res sa samsung nako is 1366x768.. pero e display sa video card 1280 x 760 ra.. ingon nila powerstrip daw can solve it by changing the E-EDID of the TV. Il try to call samsung customer service.

i used power strip on my HDTV with similar rez as yours and it works fine but not perfect. Still has some blurry text running perpendicular every 2 inches of the screen. not visible with pix though.

[muzikfreakah]

nice rig dsx! love your remoteÜ do you download and play bluray rips? if so what codecs do you use?Ü

[[DSX]]

nice rig dsx! love your remoteÜ do you download and play bluray rips? if so what codecs do you use?Ü

hehe i just use VLC and if it doesnt play it. thats the time i install codecs. so far mo dagan man either VLC or PowerDVD. I never downloaded full Blu-Ray rips.. not worth the time.. rips usually around 15-25GB.. makabuang.
I've downloaded 1080p movies though like the whole Starwarz series and Harry potpot

OT: ey ryan.. kita kits nya ta sa COD4 server sometime. gabii nag abot mi ni vern.. wa mi mag ka ilhanay ga one on one mi. later nami nag kaila ga chat nalang mi hehehe.

[vipvip68]

sorry OT ni...


What server are you guys connecting to sa COD4?

Afaik, naay 2 ka servers here sa Phil. 1 is sa TPC server and the other one sa PLDT play

[muzikfreakah]

OT: Sige bai kita nya ta, na busy lang gyud ko lately NUsa man ka uli diri bai?

@vipvip68: check out bfwgaming.com nya so you will will know what server that is

[[DSX]]

OT: Sige bai kita nya ta, na busy lang gyud ko lately NUsa man ka uli diri bai?

OT: in a couple of months. pero adto ra ko manila.

[muzikfreakah]

@vipvip68 and @michebern: Did you set your Video out clone mode? If you did I think this is your problem. Because you can only have one resolution and it follows what you have on your main monitor.

[petJDM]

my HTPC Setup

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2.1Ghz Lapped + stock HSF
Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H
2*1GB GEIL VR DDRII-800 DIMM
250GB SATAII
500GB SATAII External
HEC AcePower 480PB PSU
ASUS DVD Writer Lightscribe SATA
Lian-Li PC-A01B Chassis
Sony Bravia 32" LCD

Audio System

Marantz SR4500 Amplifier Receiver
Philips TX1000 Fiber Optics
Bose Acoustimass 6 Series III Speakers

video feed via HDMI
audio feed via fiber optics on DTS

[vipvip68]

@vipvip68 and @michebern: Did you set your Video out clone mode? If you did I think this is your problem. Because you can only have one resolution and it follows what you have on your main monitor.

I havent tried pa with an LCD TV.... i tried setting 1920x1080 on a 1920x1200 LCD monitor.. I guess i really need an LCD TV.

So I cant enable dual view with the secondary display being the LCD TV?

[Imagine]

Finally I found the solution

After Calling Samsung Customer Service - 1-800-10-samsung, the girl told me that its normal that my 32LR81B will be running only 12** x 720. I asked her can't the TV run on its native resolution of 1366 x 768 using HDMI while if I use VGA it can. Well she said yes that's the case. I asked how do I solve the overscan? using the 12** x 720 resolution is acceptable but its still kinda off due to the overscan. She simply said "Just set it to a lower resolution Sir and Get back to me" I guess that was the end of our conversation.

SOLUTION:
I researched and researched about powerstrip. Uninstalled and Reinstalled nvidia drivers and the powerstrip itself. Setup a custom driver for the LCD TV using powerstrip. Used a newer and tweaked nvidia drivers (like ones in omegadrivers). Added the custom resolution in powerstrip through the advance timing button, and viola I got a MODE NOT SUPPORTED. Before, I got a picture but somewhat double horizontal scanlines but this time, a black background with a MODE NOT SUPPORTED appeared after I set it over the 12** x 720 resolution.

By God's blessing, a friend who is a LCD / PLASMA enthusiast called me up and I remembered my dilemma and shared it to him. He asked me where I plugged my HDMI cable. I said its in HDMI 1. He said remove it and Plug it in to HDMI 2 or 3 port. Before you do that , Turn your LCD off and Restart your PC. After we talked, I did what he said and plugged it in HDMI 2. When my comp finally booted up, I turned on the LCD TV and yes it was still using the 12** x 720 resolution. I opened powerstrip used the customize resolution, and VIOLA! ITS SOLVED.