HD7970 -> PC Monitor with HDMI not working

[jimrawr]

I bought an HDMI cable today thinking that I can get a better quality image on my monitor than using the old serial that I have. When I connect the two with the HDMI cable, my monitor is just black. Is there something I need to change in windows? Did I waste my $25 for this HDMI cable?

 

[denis280]

What do you mean by (When I connect the two with the HDMI cable)??

 

[jimrawr]

graphics card to pc monitor. My understanding is that serial cable cannot provide full HD, so I want to connect my PC to my monitor with HDMI to get full res

 

[denis280]

Give all spec from system.and is your video card up to date (driver)

 

[jimrawr]

drivers all up to date.

i7-2700k
XFX HD7970
Asus mobo
16gb G.Skill 4x4gb 2133 ram
256gb SSD
Samsung 1080p 25" display

 

[jimrawr]

Well i figured it out, needed to change the input on the monitor (dont ask me how i forgot this) and then had to mess around with the screen settings in windows.

Is it me, or does VGA look better than HDMI on PCs? The colors look off, the words look blurry and nothing is as clear.. Hmm ??

 

[VirtualLarry]

If HDMI looks blurry, then perhaps you are not running at the native res of the LCD screen.

Check your overscan setting in CCC, they often default to something other than 0.

Also check your monitor settings.

 

[paperwastage]

graphics card to pc monitor. My understanding is that serial cable cannot provide full HD, so I want to connect my PC to my monitor with HDMI to get full res

VGA cables can provide full HD or higher (depending on the devices you connect from)

only problem you run into is interference (since its transferring analog signals, you can easily disrupt them if you have interference or a very long wire with poor shielding

such interference shouldn't happen with digital wires (DVI, HDMI, displayport), unless they are poor quality or really really long

 

[jimrawr]

If HDMI looks blurry, then perhaps you are not running at the native res of the LCD screen.

Check your overscan setting in CCC, they often default to something other than 0.

Also check your monitor settings.

Yeah this was correct, had to change resolution and now it looks much better. TY