2011-05-02, 18:48
So I'm not entirely sure if I just have a peculiar set of hardware, or if it's just that I have no idea what I'm doing.
I'm using an E-350 HTPC connected via HDMI (with optical audio) to my Onkyo TX-SR605 receiver which outputs all HDMI to my 720P Pioneer Kuro HDTV.
When I'm using a device like my bluray player, or a game console, or my DVR box I'm able to set the output of those devices to 1080P and the video looks 100% normal on my TV. My receiver passes the signal, my TV accepts the 1080P signal, my TV displays the 1080P signal at 720P.
Now here's the part I can't figure out: My new E-350 box automatically set itself (in Catalyst Control Center) to 1365x768, which is apparently the native resolution of my 720P Kuro. If I set the resolution in CCC to an HDTV resolution such as 720P or 1080P my display looks like utter ****. I mean it doesn't even look close to normal.
I was ok with just using 1365x768 desktop but I noticed last night that XBMC was not changing the refresh rate of my HDTV to match the content I was playing.
What am I doing wrong? Do I need to just fix my XBMC config? Am I not using CCC properly? Am I stuck with what I've got considering my current AV equipment?
Thanks!
I'm using an E-350 HTPC connected via HDMI (with optical audio) to my Onkyo TX-SR605 receiver which outputs all HDMI to my 720P Pioneer Kuro HDTV.
When I'm using a device like my bluray player, or a game console, or my DVR box I'm able to set the output of those devices to 1080P and the video looks 100% normal on my TV. My receiver passes the signal, my TV accepts the 1080P signal, my TV displays the 1080P signal at 720P.
Now here's the part I can't figure out: My new E-350 box automatically set itself (in Catalyst Control Center) to 1365x768, which is apparently the native resolution of my 720P Kuro. If I set the resolution in CCC to an HDTV resolution such as 720P or 1080P my display looks like utter ****. I mean it doesn't even look close to normal.
I was ok with just using 1365x768 desktop but I noticed last night that XBMC was not changing the refresh rate of my HDTV to match the content I was playing.
What am I doing wrong? Do I need to just fix my XBMC config? Am I not using CCC properly? Am I stuck with what I've got considering my current AV equipment?
Thanks!