82945G Express 1920x1080 Poblem With Samsung SyncMaster 2333

aleas · ‎08-29-2009

I have a problem when to set 1920x1080 on Samsung SyncMaster 2333 LCD monitor -picture does not take the whole screen, but leaves around inch and a half on left and right side. Vertically it goes all the way, so it results in squeezed picture. Unfortunatelly, it is not possible to change the picture size on monitor (like on good old CRTs), only position. When I tried some of the lower resolutions (i.e. 1280x720)it fits the screen nicely.

A friend suggested it may be because I am using analog (VGA) cable, but I do not see why it should not work if both accelerator and monitor are supporting 1920x1080. I believe I have installed the latest driver.
Here is the report:

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Report

Report Date: 08/29/2009
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 23:23:37
Driver Version: 6.14.10.4926
Operating System: Windows XP* Professional, Service Pack 3 (5.1.2600)
Default Language: English
DirectX* Version: 9.0
Physical Memory: 2037 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory: 8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory: 128 MB
Graphics Memory in Use: 14 MB
Processor: x86
Processor Speed: 2800 MHZ
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2772
Device Revision: 02

* Accelerator Information *

Accelerator in Use: Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family
Video BIOS: 1284
Current Graphics Mode: 1920 by 1080 True Color (60 Hz)

Any helpful suggestion is appreciated.

aleas · ‎08-30-2009

OK, I figured out the problem and it was not accelerator or monitor or drivers, just bad cable... The one I have originally used was from my old CRT and it did not use one pin (probably used by LCD). When I switched to the cable supplied with the monitor it worked perfectly.