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    how to make 52" samsung main monitor?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Cazca, May 9, 2010.

  1. Cazca

    Cazca Notebook Consultant

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    i'm trying to do HDMI out to my 52" samsung in 1080 resolution so i can play movies off my laptop. i have a dell studio xps 16 with the radeon hd 3670. it will let me set it as an extended monitor/desktop and set the resolution to something x 1080 but it leaves a small black border. like it doesn't use the entire 52" screen. and i want to use it as the only monitor also. so i could close the lid of the laptop and have the movie playing and control it thro a wireless mouse.

    can anyone help me out?
     
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  2. junglebungle

    junglebungle Notebook Evangelist

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    Mine did that with my Pioneer 50" TV, Have you tried setting the display to "Projector only" when you push the Windows Key + P, try that....

    If not, try adjusting the settings on you're TV to fit the whole screen.
     
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  3. cloudbyday

    cloudbyday Notebook Deity

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    You don't want it to set it as an extended monitor. Press fn+ (key that looks like two monitors on the number row) until the screen only shows up on the tv. Right-click>press change resolution>choose the best resolution that will fill up the screen (mine is 1440x900 on a "50)
     
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    key001 Notebook Evangelist

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    go to CCC -> digital panel -> scaling options -> set to 0% (overscan)

    CCC -> digital panel -> uncheck enable gpu scaling
    CCC -> digital panel -> scale image to full panel size
     
    key001, May 9, 2010
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