Image size on monitor.

oldagetraveller

I have a Philips "E Line" EL234EL2 23" monitor which has been connected to a p.c. via DVI at 1920 x 1080 (recommended) screen resolution.
I now use a p.c. with an HDMI output and have connected the monitor via this. At the recommended 1920 x 1080 there is a black "frame", approx. 2cm wide all around the screen image which I can only get rid of by reducing the resolution to 1680 x 1050.
Is there any way of using the higher resolution and have the image completely fill the screen without the "frame"?
I've looked at the monitor's menu and can find nothing, nor can I see anything in my p.cs control panel under "display" settings.
Win 7 64bit O.S.

penrhyn

I suspect its something to do with aspect ratio. 1920 x 1080 is 16 x9, whereas 1620 x1050 is 16 x 10.

So if the monitor is 16 x 10 and you are feeding it with 16 x 9 then you'll get a border top and bottom.

Don't know what the answer is aside from maybe updating drivers.

However having looked at the monitor's spec I see its 16 x9 so I guess i'm talking rubbish, and not for the first time.

What choices do you get if you right click on the desktop and select screen resolution?

oldagetraveller

Thanks, the resolution choice ranges from 800 x 600 to 1920 x 1080 (recommended) with sixteen "increments" of varying degree.
I've not yet done any searching for an answer but I suspect it might be a good idea to ask Philips themselves?
The image does look a bit stretched horizontally which would would explain the 16:10 of 1620 x 1050.

bubblesbonbon

I have recently bought one of these (nice jobbie) and although I have not used it in HDMI mode, I did come across this on Amazon whilst sniffing around.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-234EL2SB-23-inch-Monitor-Speakers/dp/B004476NSI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310138287&sr=1-1

Look at the second review since it could point you in the right direction.

S0litaire

is the black border all the way round?
it's just the LCD is not talking correctly to your PC (it's NOT broken just cheaper LCD's don't report their ID correctly)
So the Screen may be 1920x1080 but it reports itself as 1200x2000 so you get a border around the image.

The fix is easy!
Look for a "Overscan" option or slider on your graphics card control panel.
Is your card ATI or Nvidia?

my 1920x1080 LCD has a problem like this but the screen reports itself as being about 40 pixels smaller that it actually is! so I loose stuff of the sides... I just tweak the overscan settings and i get the image to fit the screen...

oldagetraveller

Thanks for the replies. Apologies for the delay in responding.
You are both correct, it does relate to the ATI Radeon graphics and the "overscan" slider, found in the ATI catalyst control centre, needs to be set to 0%, when connected using HDMI. Yes, the border was all the way round the screen image.
I initially 'phoned Philips monitor support, the cheeky so and so there said my graphics could obviously not support that monitor's resolution and I must have a "cheap" p.c. and needed to spend £1000+ for one which could support the highest resolution. I took him at his word and just reverted back to DVI. He needs a refresher course?:mad:
I found the solution in eBuyer reviews of this monitor ,today, where a reviewer had the same problem. I then remembered I'd asked here!
Yes, a nice monitor and that amazon seller's price is a bit optimistic!
Thanks again.:)