Refresh rate when connecting PC to TV

[slayer202]

I've been watching stuff on my TV via my desktop via HDMI but often run into issues depending, seemingly, on the frame rate of the content I'm watching. A lot of it has been vimeo content and I have to switch between 30 and 60 hz refresh rate to get a clear picture that doesn't stutter or insert black frames occasionally with the audio cutting out. When I sometimes watch Youtube content I have to switch it again, as 60fps on youtube requires me to set my tv to 59hz.

Is there any way to have the refresh rate automatically adjust? I currently go into the adapter properties to change it when needed. Is there a driver I need? A video card setting?

Thanks!

 

[VirtualLarry]

I'd ask what GPU or iGPU vendor you're using, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you're probably using a Sandy / Ivy Intel iGPU, right? They had frame-timing issues which can affect pull-down, and they haven't continued to get video driver updates like the newer iGPUs.

Consider upgrading to a Ryzen APU, like a 3400G?

 

[slayer202]

I'd ask what GPU or iGPU vendor you're using, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you're probably using a Sandy / Ivy Intel iGPU, right? They had frame-timing issues which can affect pull-down, and they haven't continued to get video driver updates like the newer iGPUs.

Consider upgrading to a Ryzen APU, like a 3400G?

Thanks for the response, Larry

I'm on an i7-8700k with a GTX 1080

Maybe I'll make sure my drivers are updated. I suppose I would set the TV's refresh rate to its native 60 and the gpu should handle the rest, ideally?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Thanks for the response, Larry

I'm on an i7-8700k with a GTX 1080

Maybe I'll make sure my drivers are updated. I suppose I would set the TV's refresh rate to its native 60 and the gpu should handle the rest, ideally?

Really? Hmm, I was WAY off.

A system that modern, shouldn't be dropping frames or having black-frame insertion.

Two things that I can think of off-hand, actually, three:
1) Try using VLC, full-screen, so that it can set the display refresh rate,
2) Your TV / monitor may not support the lower-Hz display modes, and
3) Is some sort of VRR technology being employed? I'm not really familiar with how those technologies affect frame-rates while watching primarily video content, as opposed to gaming.

Edit: I've been using primarily AMD cards the last 3-4 years, and have never really had that issue, but I don't generally use Vimeo either, mostly YT.

 

[slayer202]

Really? Hmm, I was WAY off.

A system that modern, shouldn't be dropping frames or having black-frame insertion.

Two things that I can think of off-hand, actually, three:
1) Try using VLC, full-screen, so that it can set the display refresh rate,
2) Your TV / monitor may not support the lower-Hz display modes, and
3) Is some sort of VRR technology being employed? I'm not really familiar with how those technologies affect frame-rates while watching primarily video content, as opposed to gaming.

Edit: I've been using primarily AMD cards the last 3-4 years, and have never really had that issue, but I don't generally use Vimeo either, mostly YT.

Haha well for a blind guess you weren't too far off; I was on sandy bridge until I upgraded about a year ago.

I haven't tried anything locally with VLC but I can see if I get any issues with that. Maybe it is g-sync....The tv doesn't support it, I would assume, but the gfx card gives me options for it. It's been on, but just turned it off (nvidia settings make it seem like I can change the settings per monitor, but it looks like I can only turn it completely on or off) and it seemed to fix youtube, and a couple other videos I tried. And when I turned g-sync back on, it seemed to continue to work without issue...the hell if I know why. Perhaps the gfx card doesn't like me unplugging the hdmi cable when I'm not using it.

So idk, maybe it's fixed? I'll see how it cooperates the next few days.

Thanks for mentioning VRR, hopefully messing around with it did the trick. The description of G-sync in the nvidia control panel basically says it's meant to fix the problem I was having, but perhaps not lol

 

[slayer202]

Well, I think I'm just an idiot. Took me 6 months but I think I just figured out it was just a bad hdmi cable...I could swear that adjusting the refresh rate would fix the issue, and not only by lowering it. I eventually ran into a video that refused to play properly regardless of where I set it. Pushed me to figure out the obvious