Optimize/tweak TV for monitor?

The TV's native resolution(like a computer screens resolution) is 1366x768(or 1360x768), run it at that. Your not going to be gaining any more detail by running it at 1920x1080.


Make sure your plugged into HDMI1 and rename the input to 'PC'.

Here's how to rename it:
Press Menu on the remote
Go to Input(The picture of the yellow and red plug)
Go to Edit Name
Scroll Down To HDMI1/DVI and Press Enter
Scroll Down to PC and Press Enter(when you do the screen should flash black for a second)
Exit The Menu

Change the Picture mode from Dynamic to Standard.(If you want a 6500k Color Temperature Choose Movie instead).
Set the Contrast to 100 and the Brightness to 44.
Make sure Dynamic Contrast is Off
Color Tone should be set to Normal(If you want 6500k Choose Warm2)
Size Should be 16:9
And Gamma should be set to -1

And change the backlight to your preference. (But 7 Should be about right on par with a normal computer LCD's brightness)


If you can't select 1366x768 as resolution, let me know and I'll help you add it.

I don't think changing the name of the input connection to PC does anything. It is much more important to use an input connection that you can set to PC mode.
If you are unable to send 1360 or 1366x768 over HDMI/DVI to the TV use the
VGA connection instead.
Read the PC chapter in your Samsung user's manual for detail on how to configure your system for use as a PC monitor.

Actually on Samsung's it turns off almost all image processing and clears up blurry text. But it only works on HDMI1 or whatever HDMI port is labeled for use with a PC(Its usually labeled something along the lines of HDMI/DVI or HDMI PC).

Strange but true. =P

this is correct on most samsung TV's definitely give it a try

I would like to do the same with my LG 42LH40 setup via dvi/hdmi. I have an NVIDIA card on my pc and i was looking at making a custom resolution and refresh rate. Quad5NY is it a bad idea to mess with the horizontal and vertical frequencys? My lcd is a 120hz screen and it is supposed to run at 2.7ms but Im a noob. I dont want to fry my new tv. :/

If you have a 120Hz US model HDTV no matter what content you send to it will be displayed at 120Hz. How your TV converts content received at other refresh rates to 120Hz is contolled by the video processing chips in the TV. If the TV does not know how to process the content you are sending to it it will just ignore it, it won't damage the TV.

Thanks walford. Should i set my graphics card to a vert and hor of 120hz? What do you guys have set?

You leave your graphics card at 60fps.

It won't accept 120hz, because it converts the 60hz signal to 120hz after receiving it. If it was able to receive 120hz signals instead of just converting to them, it would said "3D Ready" on the box.

When I first got my TV I tried 120hz and 240hz(just for the hell of it). But all I got was a "Frequency Out of Range" message.

24hz progressive and 60hz interlaced or progressive will work.


Yea its safe to try it, but your probably going to just get a blank screen and have to restart.

Also, if the TV has a game mode. You might want to turn it on.