where did the scaling option go for Nvidia??

[toyota]

I am using the 260.99 drivers and the scaling options are no longer there.

 

[BFG10K]

I have a similar problem where the “use my display's scaling" option is grayed out (I'm on an LP3065). The other scaling options are available however.

I've had this problem since the 2xx drivers; older 19x drivers worked fine.

 

[notty22]

I used the search option in the help engine

To use your flat-panel display's built-in scaling

1. From the NVIDIA Control Panel navigation tree pane, under Display, click Adjust desktop size and position to open the associated page.
2. Click the image that represents your flat panel display, or non-HD digital display connected to the HDMI, DisplayPort, or DVI connector.
3. Select Use my display's built-in scaling, then click Apply.

Related Topics

• Change Display Scaling

©2005 - 2010 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. Display, Video

 

[toyota]

I used the search option in the help engine

To use your flat-panel display's built-in scaling

1. From the NVIDIA Control Panel navigation tree pane, under Display, click Adjust desktop size and position to open the associated page.
2. Click the image that represents your flat panel display, or non-HD digital display connected to the HDMI, DisplayPort, or DVI connector.
3. Select Use my display's built-in scaling, then click Apply.

that is where it used to be but it is no longer there in the new drivers.

 

[BFG10K]

To use your flat-panel display's built-in scaling

1. From the NVIDIA Control Panel navigation tree pane, under Display, click Adjust desktop size and position to open the associated page.
2. Click the image that represents your flat panel display, or non-HD digital display connected to the HDMI, DisplayPort, or DVI connector.
3. Select Use my display's built-in scaling, then click Apply.

 

[toyota]

I am not even getting that with the 260.89 or 260.99 drivers. it has always worked fine until those 2 sets of drivers.



Uploaded with ImageShack.us

http://imageshack.us

 

[notty22]

How about you click on resize desktop, don't you get that slider panel above ?

I understand there are options missing that were there in the past.

 

[toyota]

How about you click on resize desktop, don't you get that slider panel above ?

I understand there are options missing that were there in the past.

yes but that has nothing to do with the scaling options I want to use.

 

[toyota]

well I guess not too many people care about this. I finally upgrade my drivers and this is what I get?

 

[zagood]

Wierd. DVI or HDMI? What does it say when you click on View HDCP Status?

Working for me 260.89:


I'm assuming you've installed the Vista drivers from here?

 

[BFG10K]

DVI or HDMI? What does it say when you click on View HDCP Status?

DVI, HDCP is active.

I’ve had this problem with every 2xx driver I’ve tried, while older 19x drivers worked perfectly. I think the driver is trying to get clever on a per-display basis, but it's failing to detect things properly in certain cases.

 

[zagood]

Well, uh...that's lame. I've had that problem with HDMI before, but never DVI.

Very sorry for your loss.

 

[toyota]

DVI, HDCP is active.

I’ve had this problem with every 2xx driver I’ve tried, while older 19x drivers worked perfectly. I think the driver is trying to get clever on a per-display basis, but it's failing to detect things properly in certain cases.

DVI here too and yes HDCP is good to go.

yeah it seems like it is a issue with some monitors. I had no issues until 260.89 beta and figured it would get cleared up in 260.99 but it did not.

 

[Lonyo]

Have you tried setting your monitor resolution to lower than native and then seeing if you can enable scaling? (I don't know if it will work with NV, but it's what I need to do in ATI drivers to enable scaling).

 

[toyota]

Have you tried setting your monitor resolution to lower than native and then seeing if you can enable scaling? (I don't know if it will work with NV, but it's what I need to do in ATI drivers to enable scaling).

yeah that made it show the scaling options. that is silly though because that means I might need to lower my desktop res every time I want to play an older game and not have it stretched. hopefully they will get it working again but I doubt too many people are even complaining.

 

[taltamir]

I am not even getting that with the 260.89 or 260.99 drivers. it has always worked fine until those 2 sets of drivers.



Uploaded with ImageShack.us

http://imageshack.us

Just 2 days ago I was using that driver to try to set up my brother's computer to play games from his PC to his TV...
I noticed that when the drivers think there is a TV connected the scaling options are hidden, instead replaced with the options you are showing (which creates a custom resolution to compensate for overscan)
While switching the drivers got confused and decided his LCD monitor (DVI plug, identified as Samsung monitor) was a TV, and that his TV (component out, identified as "TV") is a monitor and will not let me switch that.. you can , had to mess around a bit before it properly identified which is a TV and which is a monitor and let me change them accordingly.

IIRC, I started out with the 258 drivers and they had the same issue. its not that nvidia removed it in the new driver, its that it somehow decided your monitor is a TV and is actively hiding it.

PS. it does show the monitor picture for your monitor though, rather then the TV picture... but sometimes it switches which options it gives you without switching the picture IIRC.

anyways, the whole thing ended up a disappointment because of horrible overscan that could only be fixed by using a custom lower resolution. (the TV had an option to zoom in further, but not to eliminate the zoom). He only wants to play using a wireless xbox controller... so we have to find games that support both custom resolution AND controller control AND that he wants to play... fable 1 for example actually supported that custom resolution, but not the controller.

 

[Throckmorton]

You shouldn't be scaling anyway. It looks like crap.

 

[taltamir]

You shouldn't be scaling anyway. It looks like crap.

which is why it is essential to have access to the scaling controls, by default it scales and stretches to fit with no regards to aspect ratio, the scaling controls are the ONLY way to disable scaling or set it to maintain aspect ratio while scaling.

 

[toyota]

You shouldn't be scaling anyway. It looks like crap.

I don't want to stretch an old non widescreen game to fit the screen.

 

[Rifter]

scaling works fine for me, just installed the 260.99 drivers. GTX 460 with micro HDMI to HDMI on my monitor(benQ E2400HD).

 

[n7]

You shouldn't be scaling anyway. It looks like crap.

Yeah, we should just enjoy distortion instead.

No thanx.

 

[JAG87]

Mine works fine with a U2711

 

[Grinja]

yeah that made it show the scaling options. that is silly though because that means I might need to lower my desktop res every time I want to play an older game and not have it stretched. hopefully they will get it working again but I doubt too many people are even complaining.

You may not need to lower you res every time. With ATI you lower the res to get the scaling option selected. Once you return to your native res the option is greyed out but still active.

That is of course only useful if you always want scaling enable.

 

[BFG10K]

You shouldn't be scaling anyway. It looks like crap.

Thanks for your helpful assistance.

But moving on, I can't get built-in scaling to work even if I drop my resolution. The option is always grayed out.

 

[Throckmorton]

which is why it is essential to have access to the scaling controls, by default it scales and stretches to fit with no regards to aspect ratio, the scaling controls are the ONLY way to disable scaling or set it to maintain aspect ratio while scaling.

BFG had posted a screenshot (then deleted it?) where 2 options were grayed out, but "do not scale" and "use my display's built in scaling" were still available. Is that not the issue the OP had?

If those are the available options, they cover every base except scaling with the same aspect ratio.