Fuzzy text on 27 inch Vizio LCD TV when connected to PC through HDMI??

[brianmlowry]

I have an older model Vizio 27 inch LED TV that I am trying to use as a monitor connected with HDMI, but the text is very blurry. I have seen posts about editing the input name but don't know if my TV has that same capability. Does anyone know if this is a new feature on TVs, or perhaps simply a Samsung feature? About to go back to a regular monitor, because when I use RGB it blows everything up and looks like pre-school.

 

[leo2kp]

HDMI can be finicky when it comes to plugging in to a PC. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Is the resolution set properly on the graphics card?

 

[brianmlowry]

I have played around with the different settings in Display>Screen Resolution. Is that the same as graphics card? Sorry, not an expert in these matters.

 

[brianmlowry]

I have it at 1768 x 992, because at 1920 x 1080 its cuts off the outer edges of the screen.

 

[mgx42]

Make sure that TV can handle the resolution your using in your computer settings. It may only be a 720p tv, which in that case your going to have to set your resolution settings on your computer to match it. I actually own a Vizio that only is capable of 720p, so I speak from experience.

 

[EliteDarkKnight]

Try turning down the sharpness on the TV. When a VGA cable is connected you don't normally have an option to adjust sharpness, but you do with HDMI. The terrible image quality in HDMI on TVs is due to OVERsharpness. Turning this down to 0-15 (assuming it is /100) should allow stability in sharpness, clarifying the picture substantially. Perform any future sharpness adjustments through your PC's graphics panel.