Samsung LCD TV and PC resolution

[Pub247]

Ok this is something im not sure about and am after soem more opinions on the matter

I have a Samsung LCD TV and i have just finished building my HTPC.
MY HTPC supports 1080i over HDMI (and HDCP)
I beleive my samsung is not a full HD TV and I think the max resolution is something like 1368x768

Now when i go to set the resolution at 1280x768 it only takes up about half the screen i then have to upscale it to fill the screen.

I have the option of coarse to setting it to 1080p or 1080i but the ATI Radeon says warning about setting resolution to higher than screens max resolution can cause permanent damage to screen.

So my question is does my TV support higher resolution than 1280x768???

Cheers Pub

I'm basing this on the fact that it is only half fills the TV at that resolution

[SMURFTEC.]

i think the 1280x768 resolution is the max 1080p HD resolution for your screen, im not sure what the max 1080i resolution is but i assume you can output in the 1368x768 but it isnt a HD reso.

just my thoughts i could be wrong however.

[D3CID3R]

Whats the model number of the monitor?

i own 2 samsungs which support Hull HD 1080p

[Pub247]

la32r81bdx is the model number resolution of panel is 1366x768
ok did a quick google and got this:

We also tested PC connectivity at the highest supported resolution of 1280x768. Our "DisplayMate Video Edition" tests were delivered well with no discolouration or pixelation failures. There was some banding during the vertical resolution tests but this is most likely the product of scaling the PC signal to fit the higher native resolution of the panel.

And This:

The Samsung LA32R81BDX has a native resolution of 1366x768 and can accept video signals up to 1080i resolution. There are connections on the side and rear of the panel totalling three HDMI, two Component, two Composite, one S-Video and a 15-pin D-Sub analogue port for PC.

So what does that mean i can use a 1080i signal yet it will downscale it to fit screen????

[levymetal]

So what does that mean i can use a 1080i signal yet it will downscale it to fit screen????

yep that's right. most tvs can accept 1080 signal and then they just downscale it to their own res. and if you do this it *should* take up the whole screen as well.

[fkford]

from my pc to 32" samsung series 5 (i think) tv the resolutio0n that fits best is like 12XX - 9XX