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Full 1080p Resolution, but Not Full Screen

5.9K views 10 replies 6 participants last post by  test tube  
#1 ·
In an effort to get rid of 2 cables in exchange for one, I began using an HDMI cable instead of the DVI+audio with the motherboard in my sig.

It claims it is outputting 1920x1080, but there is a very thick black bar around the image...it's not using the whole screen (the 22" Asus is just fine at 1080p, worked fine with the DVI cable). If I back the resolution down to 1650 or so width, it fills the screen, but then it's not 1080p
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Any ideas? Drivers are fine by the way.
 
#4 ·
U meant u have the black bar on top and @ the bottom when watching movie or normal use? With some 720p or 1080p movies, you have to use the resize option in FFDshow to resize it to 1920x1080.
PS: Nvm, seem like you asked about the normal screen not when watching movie
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#6 ·
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Originally Posted by Gizmo View Post
That's the problem, but I can't find the overscan. Also, there is no scaling available (all greyed out).
Is it an HDMI-HDMI or HDMI-DVI cable?

EDIT: The scaling option is probably greyed out because when you installed Catalyst, you were on the DVI cable, and thus the option doesn't apply to a DVI connection. Try reinstalling Catalyst while on the HDMI cable and see if the scaling option is accessible.
 
#11 ·
Bumping this for anyone else having this issue and they have to google it for 2 hours like me:

Disable catalyst control center from these instructions: http://blogulate.com/content/how-to-...nu-in-windows/

Otherwise reinstall, but there is not really an ideal way to fix it when it is grayed out and this seems to be the quickest. It's a real pain in the ass, though.