Vista - Desktop size, colour and resolution

08-01-2007

I am running VISTA home premium with a flatscreen TV monitor. The graphics
card is an NVIDIA GeForce 6150 GPU. The monitor resolution is WXGA (1366X768)
at 60Hz. In VISTA control panel, 1366X768 is not available, so I set it to
1360X768 60Hz. With this setting, the desktop fits correctly, but is tinted
purple. DVD images from VISTA Media Center are also purple. If I change the
frequency to 30Hz, the colours are correct, but the desktop is a little too
big for the monitor screen: the task bar is unavailable. What to do?

08-01-2007

Are your Graphics Drivers up to date?

Right-click on empty desktop>Properties>Personalise.

"daido" wrote:

> I am running VISTA home premium with a flatscreen TV monitor. The graphics
> card is an NVIDIA GeForce 6150 GPU. The monitor resolution is WXGA (1366X768)
> at 60Hz. In VISTA control panel, 1366X768 is not available, so I set it to
> 1360X768 60Hz. With this setting, the desktop fits correctly, but is tinted
> purple. DVD images from VISTA Media Center are also purple. If I change the
> frequency to 30Hz, the colours are correct, but the desktop is a little too
> big for the monitor screen: the task bar is unavailable. What to do?

08-02-2007

Thanks Mick Murphy,
You pointed me in the right direction.
On the graphics driver control panel, I had to change the HDMI color format.
Now it is working fine.

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Are your Graphics Drivers up to date?
>
> Right-click on empty desktop>Properties>Personalise.
>
> "daido" wrote:
>
> > I am running VISTA home premium with a flatscreen TV monitor. The graphics
> > card is an NVIDIA GeForce 6150 GPU. The monitor resolution is WXGA (1366X768)
> > at 60Hz. In VISTA control panel, 1366X768 is not available, so I set it to
> > 1360X768 60Hz. With this setting, the desktop fits correctly, but is tinted
> > purple. DVD images from VISTA Media Center are also purple. If I change the
> > frequency to 30Hz, the colours are correct, but the desktop is a little too
> > big for the monitor screen: the task bar is unavailable. What to do?

08-01-2007	#1 (permalink)
daido n/a posts	Desktop size, colour and resolution I am running VISTA home premium with a flatscreen TV monitor. The graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce 6150 GPU. The monitor resolution is WXGA (1366X768) at 60Hz. In VISTA control panel, 1366X768 is not available, so I set it to 1360X768 60Hz. With this setting, the desktop fits correctly, but is tinted purple. DVD images from VISTA Media Center are also purple. If I change the frequency to 30Hz, the colours are correct, but the desktop is a little too big for the monitor screen: the task bar is unavailable. What to do?
My System Specs

08-01-2007	#2 (permalink)
Mick Murphy n/a posts	RE: Desktop size, colour and resolution Are your Graphics Drivers up to date? Right-click on empty desktop>Properties>Personalise. "daido" wrote: > I am running VISTA home premium with a flatscreen TV monitor. The graphics > card is an NVIDIA GeForce 6150 GPU. The monitor resolution is WXGA (1366X768) > at 60Hz. In VISTA control panel, 1366X768 is not available, so I set it to > 1360X768 60Hz. With this setting, the desktop fits correctly, but is tinted > purple. DVD images from VISTA Media Center are also purple. If I change the > frequency to 30Hz, the colours are correct, but the desktop is a little too > big for the monitor screen: the task bar is unavailable. What to do?
My System Specs

08-02-2007	#3 (permalink)
daido n/a posts	RE: Desktop size, colour and resolution Thanks Mick Murphy, You pointed me in the right direction. On the graphics driver control panel, I had to change the HDMI color format. Now it is working fine. "Mick Murphy" wrote: > Are your Graphics Drivers up to date? > > Right-click on empty desktop>Properties>Personalise. > > "daido" wrote: > > > I am running VISTA home premium with a flatscreen TV monitor. The graphics > > card is an NVIDIA GeForce 6150 GPU. The monitor resolution is WXGA (1366X768) > > at 60Hz. In VISTA control panel, 1366X768 is not available, so I set it to > > 1360X768 60Hz. With this setting, the desktop fits correctly, but is tinted > > purple. DVD images from VISTA Media Center are also purple. If I change the > > frequency to 30Hz, the colours are correct, but the desktop is a little too > > big for the monitor screen: the task bar is unavailable. What to do?
My System Specs

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