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I have two monitors setup with my pc. One is a 24" HDTV LCD monitor and the other is a 42" Plasma 720p HDTV.

Setup was a breeze, been using it this way for some time. Always had a small problem and I thought you guys could help.

The 24" is setup as my main display, landscape and the displays are set to extended. The resolution is setup for 1900x1200 which Win7 recommended. Everything works and fits perfectly on my main monitor. It's when I run the same stuff on my plasma that has problems.

First, Win7 recommends I setup my plasma resolution to 1024x768. When I do that the picture doesnn't seem as "high def" as it should or it does on my main monitor, the 24". I try to set it as high as my smaller 24" and it like zooms in on the center of the screen and all the sides get chopped off. 1280x720 is perfect. I get HD quality tv and none of the sides get chopped off. Can anyone explain why this is??

Pretty simple the max res for your plasma is 1280x720 since its a 720p unit and not a 1080p unit.
So the max pixels it can display is 1280x720 and if you try any higher it has to scale down because the monitor doesn't have that many pixes in the panel.

The native resolution of your plasma is more than likely 1024x768 rectangular pixels.

When you connect a PC to it, the EDID information given off by your plasma reports this to Windows, which then sets the resolution.

But you see why this is an issue. The inputs on the plasma can take in various resolutions (probably 480i/p, 720p, and 1080i/p) and adjust it appropriately to the panel. When Windows sets itself to the native resolution, it won't look as good because it's not being adjusted internally.

I would alternate between 1080p and 720p to determine which looks crisper/clearer, and stick with that.

Just make sure you only try resolutions that your plasma can handle.

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