Nvidia 8600GTS and 1920x1080

[cmt9000]

We have a Samsung 52" LCD display which has a native res of 1920x1080.

I had a cheap Dell box using on-board graphics and it could run the LCD at 1920x1080 in Windows XP Pro just fine.

So I bought a new Dell with an Intel Core 2 Duo and a Nvidia 8600GTS with Windows Vista Home, and I can't get it to run 1920x1080. There's not even an option in the display settings to even try 1920x1080....the max is 1600x1200.

Am I doing something wrong? Or is it a limitation of Vista home?

Thanks!

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

dump the dell/MS preinstalled drivers and install drivers from Nvidia's site.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

a 8600GT a step below yours can do this:
Max VGA Resolution
2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz, 32-bit color

Max Dual-Link DVI-I Resolution
3840 x 2400 @ 30Hz, 32-bit color

Maximum HDTV Out (Component) Resolution
1920 x 1080 (1080i)

Maximum TV Out (S-Video) Resolution
1024 x 768

 

[cmt9000]

I should've mentioned, that I already did that. I downloaded the latest drivers and it still will not show 1920x1080 🙁

 

[AVP]

Complete shot in the dark, but what type of input are you using? DVI?

 

[nullpointerus]

Can you install RivaTuner and get a look at the monitor's EDID info? This would tell you which resolutions your monitor says it supports over that connection. Sometimes these big-screen TV's will advertise a higher resolution than some of their inputs accept.

EDIT: Oh, I see you had it working before. Maybe try a different driver version, 100.65 or 158.24 (whichever you have not tried before). Both are official WHQL drivers and should be available through nVidia's website. nVidia's been changing their DVI-related code recently.

 

[BernardP]

Have you tried adding 1920x1200 yourself as a custom resolution in Nvidia control panel?

 

[SolMiester]

Does your device manager show the monitor as plug & play, or the correct monitor?...

I had same problem, if hide resolutions etc is tick and only play & play monitor, it wont allow further settings. Update the monitor driver using the monitor .inf file.

Edit - sorry, just saw that its a TV, not a monitor.....

 

[cmt9000]

Yeah it's a Samsung TV...I tried looking for a driver, but none is available...so it just shows the generic PnP driver in Windows.

I found a thread somewhere about adding custom resolutions to the nvidia .inf file. I added the 1920x1080 but it will still not accept.

 

[cmt9000]

Originally posted by: AVP
Complete shot in the dark, but what type of input are you using? DVI?

I'm using the standard VGA cable that I used with the last computer(which was able to get 1920x1080). It is connected to the TVs PC input and the computer's video card(with adapter since it's only DVI)