HDMI to HDTV problem on ASUS G1S

Hi,

I have recently bought an Asus G1S laptop. One of the benefits of this laptop should, according to different computer magazines, be the HDMI output to conveniently connect the computer to a HDTV.

I have a Sony KDL-32V2500 but have the problem that the edges of the picture are lost when connecting the computer via HDMI. I have understood that this is due to overscan but this does not help me much because as far as a know it is not possible to adjust the overscan on this TV.

Is it possible to fix this problem by some workaround? I really want to use this convenient connection instead of the VGA output and separate cable for the audio.

Another question I have is if it can damage the computer and TV if you connect and disconnect the computer when the equipment is turned on? Or is it important to turn TV and computer off when connecting them?

BR

 

i may be wrong, but i dont think your problem is overscan or w/e that is. the problem is your notebook is 16:10, your tv is 16:9. more can fit within the borders of your notebook's monitor than the tv, so on the tv it appears off the edges. see if maybe you can make the tv the sole monitor so you can set your resolution to fit that instead of your notebook's monitor.

 

I am not sure exactly how all these things works but I think that the signal sent to the TV is 1080i because that information shows up on the TV screen when I select the HDMI input connected to the notebook. This should mean that the signal from the computer is scaled to a standard HDTV resolution and accordingly the resolution of the notebook LCD doesn't matter.

But I may be wrong and hope that some person with good knowledge of this can explain how it works.

 

Hi Ranger, I had one of these laptops a few months ago and had the same overscan problems. I did manage to fix by downloading mobile nvidia display driver from tweakforce. Btw if you plan on using the GS1 as a media pc you may need to by some ear muffs as the fans are loud and annoying.

Rich

 

hmmm, does changing the flat panel scaling in the nvidia control panel help with this problem?

i have a similar problem when i bring my notebook to my friend's house and use his 720p tv, so i'm sorta curious.

 

Okay, thanks for the tip. I agree that the fans are loud when the computer does some work.

 

I couldn't find where to change the actual scaling when I chose this alternative. Have you tried this option and did it help? Unfortunately I have returned the expensive HDMI-cable I bought so I can not try this out right now. I think I will buy a VGA cable instead to perhaps get rid of these annoying problems. Hope I can find a long enough VGA-cable so I can have the computer near the sofa connected to the TV.

 

for flat panle scaling right click the desktop, select nvidia control panel then select display. you should now see flat panel scaling as an option. it allows you to change the way the image is shown on the external monitor. unfortunately i dont have an hdtv yet, so i cant try it at home.

as far as hdmi cable, you dont need an expensive one. high quality, expensive cables only have 2-3% better image quality which is undetectable by humans. stay away from vga if you can, buy a cheap hdmi cable, they can run up to 40ft without a signal booster...so couch to tv will be no problem. check monoprice for awesomely cheap hdmi cable.

 

Is there nobody who can tell me if it is possible to get a correct picture with HDMI and this Sony TV, which does not support pixel mapping? Or am I stuck with VGA?