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    HDMI HDTV (using as a moniter) fuzzy?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Necrotopsy, Dec 6, 2010.

  1. Necrotopsy

    Necrotopsy Notebook Consultant

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    i was wondering if there is some setting that i can adjust to make the TV less fuzzy? everything looks sort of blurry even though its a 1080p HDTV and i was using HDMI. in CCC i set the little setting to 1080p resolution but that dint help any. its just that everything seemed very... blurry haha.

    i want it clear like the normal screen. is there a way to do that?

    thanks.
     
  2. NiteSkie

    NiteSkie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Make sure your overscan is set right so you get a 1-to-1 pixel ratio. I had the same problem, fixed by setting my overscan in the CCC.

    Go to displays, right click on the HDTV and select configure i think it was. I'm not at home now so can't be 100% certain, but you can find that info elsewhere on the net as well.

    Good luck.
     
  3. GetFound

    GetFound Notebook Evangelist

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    Underscan/overscan wont help fuzzy, that just makes the display use the full monitor screen.
    From help -Move the Underscan/Overscan slider to adjust the overall size of the image on the TV-

    First off set everything to default and start from there. If it is fuzzy with default settings you may have an external display issue, not video card settings. If it is clear hooked up to another pc then thats a different issue. You definitely shouldnt have a fuzzy screen with default settings. Maybe not optimal, but not fuzzy.
    What is the monitor model?
     
  4. NiteSkie

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    It's been awhile since i dealt with this. I may have also changed the pixel ratio in the settings for the display, thus needing to adjust overscan.

    It has been 4 months... i can't remember. I had the same issue though.

    Also make sure you are on HDMI PC and not HDMI AV if your tv supports it.
     
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    HDMI pc/tv might have been an issue. i'll check it out.

    thanks.