Vista - Vista x64 HDMI video issue (Nvidia 9800gt)

I have a new computer with Vista x64 on it and an Nvidia 9800gt video card. The card has dvi ports on it and my monitor has a vga and an hdmi hookup.

If i use the dvi-to-hdmi connector, graphics are much sharper but the fonts (in games, in browsers, in regular windows) are very hard on the eyes and font colors are hard to distinguish in as if they are too faint

If i use the dvi-to-vga connection, the fonts are great, but it definitely feels what im seeing is much more "dull" as far as graphics, sharpness, etc.

I am sure there must be a setting somewhere that i could find a way to make the fonts look clear and rich in color on the hdmi connection, but i cannot find it. Ive tried diff resolutions, adjusting color settings on monitor and video card, fiddling with windows cleartype font settings, etc.

Am I just imagining things? Or are there any kind of issues people have heard along this line? Thanks for any help or tips someone can reply with.

right click on the mouse and go to the Nvidia control panel. have it set up with the HDMI, and try to make sure all settings are right. you can also set the overall graphics to be set to performance, Quality. or balance. I'd use HDMI. and set it for Balance and see if that helps. not to mention any other settings in there Nvidia control panel you think would help.. try that

I have a similar problem.

Using vista x64 with an Nvidia 9800GT. I am using DMI to HDMI (going to a Toshiba Regza). I have fiddled with the Nvidia settings, but the small detail is still fuzzy. Any tips?

Check your drivers on the nvidia site: GeForce Release 178

See whether your current driver matches the new one from nvidia...

Amplid

Gosh, I didn't even think to do that... figured new machine = new drivers. I will check that when I get home! Thanks for bonking some sense back into me.

Glad to help, mate

Amplid

I to have a 512Mb Club 9800GT and also suffering the same issue.

I have messed all the settings and updated to the latest Nvidia drivers with no luck

When set to a HD resolution the image looks fuzzy and flat and blurs when dragging windows.. the text is tricky to read.

Yet if I set it to a standard res it looks great.. but that defeats the point of using the HDMi out to run HD Video to my screen.

I have a 32" Samsung LCD using the HDMi via a Pure AVI Belkin Divi - HDMi adaptor... £20 so not a cheap one either!

Any other thoughts would be a real help

Might try adjusting the default "Menu" Font size inside Windows "Advanced Appearance" for starters.

Hey Shizy and Tiac.. did you guys manage to resolve the problem?

Also I forgot to mention Im running Vista32bit

Thats a fair point although wont tht then effect the fonts on my VGA screen as well?

I think the problem is more the overall image quality that contributes to the iffy text