Buy a new GFX hard with hdmi ports or is this mess fixable?

premier69

premier69

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I have a win7 x64 computer with a geforce 260, dual dvi output. i got one hooked up to my computer monitor using dvi. and the secondary using dvi- to hdmi adaper and the hdmi cable hooked into my samsung 46" (model: LE46B530 with software version: 2009/10/07_002004). oh and i have tried with 2 different hdmi cables btw.

my samsung lcd tv shows 1920x1080p as does my computer monitor. I haven't screwed with any display settings in windows and DPI is default, as is the resolution the same on both. using dvi to vga adapter and hooked up to my tv vga port it displays everything perfectly. I have the latest nvidia drivers.

Should i just buy a new GFX hard with hdmi ports or is this mess fixable? I'm rather dissapointed since i poured in a pretty penny into this little debocle.

i added 2 pictures one of tv and the other of my computer, view settings are cloned so it shows the same on both, the tv has kind-of a "ghost picture", you see the weird white glow the letters have?
 

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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
White Box
OS
Windows 7 RTM x64
CPU
Core 2 Quad 2.6GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Ga-x48-ds5
Memory
4GB Ram
Graphics Card(s)
Asus nvidia 260
Sound Card
Built in, Using Optical Out with Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer T230H & Samsung LCD TV FULL HD "LE46B530"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 + 1920x1080
Hard Drives
8 of them, about 6.5TB
PSU
750 watt
Case
Antec P180
Cooling
Default Intel stock
Keyboard
Logitech Dinovo edge
Mouse
wireless laser mouse
Internet Speed
15mbit Cable
Other Info
Primary monitor is multitouch (yay)
Confused. As you saying it works one way and not the other?

If so, (and assuming that the HDMI is the one having the issue) have you verified the resolution showing when using the HDMI and have you figured out if the DVI adapter you bought is actually the correct one for the video card (IOW _ are you using a 3rd party DVI to HDMI or the one that came with the card)?
 

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System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    The Beast Model A (homebrew)
    OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender + MB 3
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Latitude E5470
    OS
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
i bought my card 2.5 years ago so no dvi-hdmi adapter came along with my geforce 260. but i've tried with 2 seperate dvi-hdmi adapters and the problem persists.

i've tried different settings on the tv but the picture still looks worse than using a regular vga cable with dvi adapter. the text being the most obvious part, but the whole picture is affected. a downloaded 1080p robin hood looks great on the computer but grainy on the tv.

I've seen other topics doing a google search where people where having problems, so i don't seem to be alone. if i use normal dpi settings in win7, and i have the same resolution on both computer and tv, what is the problem? defect tv? btw i updated the tv's firmware to the latest version tonight and that didn't do squat.

why does it have to be so difficult to use an hdmi cable? isn't this next step in high tech standard supposed to better things?

I use optical output from my mainboards soundcard to my logitech z5500 so the tv is solely used as a display, if i buy a new gfx card with dual dvi and an mHDMI I and then hook it up to my tv mHDMI to TV hdmi can i then turn off the sound carrying part of the signal and keep on using my optical?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
White Box
OS
Windows 7 RTM x64
CPU
Core 2 Quad 2.6GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Ga-x48-ds5
Memory
4GB Ram
Graphics Card(s)
Asus nvidia 260
Sound Card
Built in, Using Optical Out with Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer T230H & Samsung LCD TV FULL HD "LE46B530"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 + 1920x1080
Hard Drives
8 of them, about 6.5TB
PSU
750 watt
Case
Antec P180
Cooling
Default Intel stock
Keyboard
Logitech Dinovo edge
Mouse
wireless laser mouse
Internet Speed
15mbit Cable
Other Info
Primary monitor is multitouch (yay)
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