Looking for a new monitor!

Skyguard · May 16, 2014

Hey guys I've been looking for a new monitor for a while and i'm pretty uneducated when it comes to displays, I recently hooked up a 40 inch LCD HDTV up with a HDMI cable and i noticed that the video image doesn't fit the edges of the display, like the icons are super big and the edges of windows are extending out of the view of the display, i'm saying this as a precaution for my self because i want to know if that i buy a 1080p monitor if it will be the same just as it is with the TV. If not could anyone give me some monitor suggestions, nothing over 220$ would be perfect i could go over budget a bit but not much.

M0rt · May 16, 2014

Desired size? Intended use?

Sounds like your display resolution settings were sketchy when you connected the TV.

Skyguard · May 17, 2014

The Desired Size for a monitor would be around 21-27in, the intended use would be for videos and gaming. For the TV i went into Nvidia control and the res what set to 1920 x 1080 I know what resolution sizes are and such like that.

MxPhenom 216 · May 17, 2014

Skyguard said:
Hey guys I've been looking for a new monitor for a while and i'm pretty uneducated when it comes to displays, I recently hooked up a 40 inch LCD HDTV up with a HDMI cable and i noticed that the video image doesn't fit the edges of the display, like the icons are super big and the edges of windows are extending out of the view of the display, i'm saying this as a precaution for my self because i want to know if that i buy a 1080p monitor if it will be the same just as it is with the TV. If not could anyone give me some monitor suggestions, nothing over 220$ would be perfect i could go over budget a bit but not much.

I am guessing you didnt try to go into your drivers control panel and change the screen scaling to fit correctly on the HDTV?

No, monitors will not have that issue.

Skyguard · May 17, 2014

MxPhenom 216 said:
I am guessing you didnt try to go into your drivers control panel and change the screen scaling to fit correctly on the HDTV?

No, monitors will not have that issue.

Like i said i'm really uneducated in terms of displays. If you could maybe like me a video on this or guide me through how to do as said, Also thank you for telling me what i had not checked, Also in the device manager it just displays it as a Generic PnP monitor

MxPhenom 216 · May 17, 2014

Skyguard said:
Like i said i'm really uneducated in terms of displays. If you could maybe like me a video on this or guide me through how to do as said, Also thank you for telling me what i had not checked, Also in the device manager it just displays it as a Generic PnP monitor

I would but I am currently not on my main rig that has an Nvidia GPU.

And yes, itll say Generic PnP Monitor for any monitor you use.

You should be able to go into the Nvidia control panel (the drivers control panel, right click on desktop) and change resolution, and then you should also be able to choose some other settings to fit right on an HDTV. I do not know them at the top of my head. Only time I have ever dealt with the issue was on and AMD system and it was quite easy to get it to look right on an HDTV.

Skyguard · May 17, 2014

MxPhenom 216 said:
I would but I am currently not on my main rig that has an Nvidia GPU.

And yes, itll say Generic PnP Monitor for any monitor you use.

You should be able to go into the Nvidia control panel (the drivers control panel, right click on desktop) and change resolution, and then you should also be able to choose some other settings to fit right on an HDTV. I do not know them at the top of my head. Only time I have ever dealt with the issue was on and AMD system and it was quite easy to get it to look right on an HDTV.

Thanks!!! worked pretty well, Do you have any monitor suggestions?

MxPhenom 216 · May 17, 2014

Skyguard said:
Thanks!!! worked pretty well, Do you have any monitor suggestions?

Sure:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EMB4KVS/?tag=tec06d-20

M0rt · May 17, 2014

A nice 23-24" IPS display will put a smile on your face.

If you want to reach a bit deeper into your pocket the Dell U2412M put one on mine, and I assume Mx's too.

I found the extra vertical real estate (1200 v. 1080) to be worth the additional expense for my purposes.

Enjoy!

Skyguard · May 17, 2014

Thanks guys ill definitely read the reviews on those and read up on them, helped me out a lot!

System Name	Arcturus
Processor	AMD AM+3, 8320, 4.5Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Sabertooth 990FX.
Cooling	CoolerMaster X6 Elite Cooler
Memory	8GB Muskin Silverline Dual channel @ 1333
Video Card(s)	GTX-760 Windforce.
Storage	465GB Seagate ST500DM0.
Case	CoolerMaster HAF922.
Audio Device(s)	No sound card.
Power Supply	Rosewell 750W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate

System Name	UnMort
Processor	Intel Core i7-3770K
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H rev 1.1
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X60
Memory	Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US 4X4GB
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 780 GHZ
Storage	OCZ Vector 256GB & Western Digital Black 1TB
Display(s)	Dell U2412M
Case	NZXT Phantom 630
Power Supply	Corsair AX760

System Name	Arcturus
Processor	AMD AM+3, 8320, 4.5Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Sabertooth 990FX.
Cooling	CoolerMaster X6 Elite Cooler
Memory	8GB Muskin Silverline Dual channel @ 1333
Video Card(s)	GTX-760 Windforce.
Storage	465GB Seagate ST500DM0.
Case	CoolerMaster HAF922.
Audio Device(s)	No sound card.
Power Supply	Rosewell 750W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
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Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Arcturus
Processor	AMD AM+3, 8320, 4.5Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Sabertooth 990FX.
Cooling	CoolerMaster X6 Elite Cooler
Memory	8GB Muskin Silverline Dual channel @ 1333
Video Card(s)	GTX-760 Windforce.
Storage	465GB Seagate ST500DM0.
Case	CoolerMaster HAF922.
Audio Device(s)	No sound card.
Power Supply	Rosewell 750W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate

Looking for a new monitor!

Skyguard

M0rt

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MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

Skyguard

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ASIC Engineer

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