Westinghouse LCD TV as Monitor issues

[moge]

I just picked up a 27inch LCD TV that my work was selling (very cheap!). It has VGA, DVI-HDCP, S-Video and Component connections.

I do not have a DVI cable but my Radeon 9800 Pro does so for now I use the VGA connections. The manual says to set the Res to 1280x720 which I did.

My issues are:
Cannot get a refresh rate more than 65hz
Most games I cannot raise the rez beyond 800x600 - which is killing me.
some games - Civ IV - says there is an issue with Direct X and cannot be loaded. I have Direct X 9.0c

Anyone know what some fixes for these issues are?

 

[Rage187]

it's an lcd, refresh rate doesnt mean crap.

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: moge

Most games I cannot raise the rez beyond 800x600 - which is killing me.

Most games only list 4:3 resolutions by default. Since you only have 720 lines of vertical resolution they will usually only display resolutions less than that, hence the 800x600 max. Fixes for many games can be found at: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com

 

[sdkahuna]

does your westinghouse lcd 27 inch have a buzzing/humming sound coming from the back of the unit when its on and watching tv? Mine does and was wondering if you has a fix or should I return it?

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: Rage187
it's an lcd, refresh rate doesnt mean crap.

The LCD's screen updating is still limited, and for me, 60 Hz and 75 Hz is night and day for my mouse cursor movement.

OP, try using RivaTuner (I believe it is) and its resolution-adding functions.