I recently bought a used 36XS955.
I tried connecting it to my upscaling DVD player (a Toshiba SD5000) over HDMI, and turning on the upscaling, but it seemed that it couldn't lock onto the signal. All I got was a weird purple blur. Of course, this is likely the DVD player's fault, because it's a piece of garbage all around.
I also tried connecting it to my PC using a DVI-to-HDMI cable. Setting my video card (an ATI Radeon 9800) to output 1080i, the TV seemed to recognize the signal as 1080i, but all I got was a blank picture. On 720p, I got a picture, but it was significantly cut off on all four sides. Looking on Google, I saw another person reporting the exact same problem, but they didn't get any answers.
So, my questions: 1) Can anybody name me an inexpensive upscaling DVD player that is confirmed to work with this TV over HDMI? I don't want to risk wasting my money. 2) Does anybody have a solution for using my PC over HDMI with the Radeon 9800? Is there some other setting I missed? Are there any other video cards this works with?
I tried connecting it to my upscaling DVD player (a Toshiba SD5000) over HDMI, and turning on the upscaling, but it seemed that it couldn't lock onto the signal. All I got was a weird purple blur. Of course, this is likely the DVD player's fault, because it's a piece of garbage all around.
I also tried connecting it to my PC using a DVI-to-HDMI cable. Setting my video card (an ATI Radeon 9800) to output 1080i, the TV seemed to recognize the signal as 1080i, but all I got was a blank picture. On 720p, I got a picture, but it was significantly cut off on all four sides. Looking on Google, I saw another person reporting the exact same problem, but they didn't get any answers.
So, my questions: 1) Can anybody name me an inexpensive upscaling DVD player that is confirmed to work with this TV over HDMI? I don't want to risk wasting my money. 2) Does anybody have a solution for using my PC over HDMI with the Radeon 9800? Is there some other setting I missed? Are there any other video cards this works with?