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I am using a Samsung LED TV (native resolution 1920x1080), as my computer monitor connected through HDMI. The OS resolution is set at 1920x1080 and the NVIDIA driver reports the same. The computer is a desktop with the NVidia GTX 680 graphics card and only has this one screen connected to it.
However, some programs including Steam and some games seem to think the resolution is lower.
Plus recently, I was writing a graphing tool and was surprised to see that the resolution is being reported as 1536x864 when I try to access it programatically!
The above resolution also seems to be what Steam assumes and does not maximize beyond that point.
Please note that this behavior was the same when I had Windows 7 on the same configuration. Have now installed 8.
Samsung has not been helpful. Any ideas?
What is the native resolution of the TV? Just noticed this is an old post, just reactivated. Can you update the status? Still an issue? Did you find a solution? – fixer1234 – 2015-07-05T17:51:43.113
@fixer1234: The native resolution of the TV is 1920x1080 and yes. the issue is still unresolved. The monitor reports full resolution but the graphics card does not. I haven;t been able to find any others with this problem either. – Raheel Khan – 2015-07-05T18:06:34.493
try 720p or 1366x768 I have a TV UN3232EH5000, also you may want to update the tv bios – Richard – 2017-05-15T21:40:22.460
2Hmm... External Display... this wouldn't be a laptop you are connecting the TV to, would it? – Bon Gart – 2013-09-12T07:39:36.997
Because if it is a laptop, then it is entirely possible that the LCD panel that is part of the laptop is set to a resolution of 1920x1080, while the second display (the TV) connected to the HDMI port is set to a different resolution, namely 1536x864. I would go into your NVidia Control panel -> Change Resolution -> and you should have two displays you can pick from to change resolutions. – Bon Gart – 2013-09-12T07:50:33.093
@BonGart: No, this is a desktop with the nVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 graphics card connected to the Samsung UA557500 via HDMI. – Raheel Khan – 2013-09-12T07:51:09.390
Then I'll change that tag... is this the only screen you have connected to it? – Bon Gart – 2013-09-12T08:00:11.513
@BonGart: Yes, this is the only screen. – Raheel Khan – 2013-09-12T08:03:59.023