PC to TV via HDMI

[tomym23]

HI GUYS OK I HAD MY PC CONNECTED TO MY 32 INCH HD LG TV VIA HDMI AND I REMEMBER SOMEONE TELLING ME I HAD TO GO INTO SETTINGS ON TV AND CHANGE SOURCE OF HDMI 1 TO PC SO I COULD GET BETTER PICTURE AND IT WORKED GREAT NOW I JUST UPGRADED TO A 40 INCH BLAUPUNKT AND HAVE IT CONNECTED VIA HDMI 1 AND IT ALL LOOKS OK BUT NOT GREAT THE TEXT AND ICONS LOOK A BIT EDGIE LIKE A BIT ROUGH ROUND THE EDGES SO DO I NEED TO CHANGE THE SOURCE THING LIKE ON LG TV AND IF SO DOES ANYONE NO HOW OR DO I JUST CONNECT VIE THE VGA CABLE OR WILL THAT MAKE TOHE PIC WORSE ANY HELP AT ALL WOULD BE GREAT THANKS

 

[pacdrum_88]

VGA would make it look a lot better. Unless the TV has a setting to convert the video signal differently, it's going to have issues with HDMI. Also, try not to use all caps. Really makes it hard to read.

 

[Vlad Rose]

@pacdrum_88: Not true about VGA. VGA is analog vs HDMI's digital. It will look worse on a digital TV. You might be thinking DisplayPort or DVI.

Have you checked to see if the resolution is set to 1920x1080 on the HDMI interface? This forum posts gives some suggestions for improving image quality:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/387107-33-quality-difference-hdmi-cable

 

[pacdrum_88]

@Vlad Rose: VGA is analog, but usually a TV has different settings for different devices, and the VGA port is made for a PC. Newer TV's usually don't have an issue running a PC over HDMI, but older ones certainly did, at least at a high quality. TV's generally process a video signal differently depending on the input, e.g. HDMI (Bluray Players, Game Consoles, etc...) HDMI/DVI (usually made to use with a PC, but can be used by other devices) VGA (Strictly PC) Component, Composite, etc... So when I say VGA would look better than HDMI, it can sound confusing. It would only look better because the TV would possibly process it differently therefore making it look better (more like a computer monitor). VGA, in computer monitors, certainly does not look as good as HDMI/DVI/DisplayPort.