Hello all.....
If you could lend a hand with any advice it would be much appreciated. I have my HTPC connected to my Mitsubishi 1080p DLP through a Denon 3808CI receiver. Running Windows 7 x64, Geforce GTX 275 w/latest drivers. My TV never had any trouble displaying various resolutions before the Denon.
Anyhow, when I attempt to play any game that does not have a config option outside the main menu screen, all I get is a blue screen with sound. When I'm able to configure the video options before entering the game and set them to 1080p, everything works fine. Many games, however, make you adjust video options in-game, and therein lies my problem. Some of them have a config file you can edit to get around this, but many don't - and many don't even have video options. For some reason, however, a few older games that run at only 800x600 work fine?
Obviously the HDMI connection on the Denon isn't liking the PC resolutions. Running the HDMI straight to the TV isn't an option. I've tried starting the programs in 640x480 through the properties menu, but that doesn't seem to work either. I've tried turning on and off the A-H and H-H conversion options in the Denon menu, but again, no luck. I've tried adjusting the desktop resolution to various PC levels - which the Denon DOES display, but when the game starts it goes blank. Strange it displays strange resolutions on the desktop but not in-game. You would think with conversion ON it would upconvert any signal and work fine......or with it off it would just pass the signal through, but this doesn't seem to be the case. It's maddening, since I didn't build an HTPC and buy all this equipment so I could play games on my laptop. The Denon has the latest firmware, btw.
Any ideas or suggestions other than hooking up a second monitor or running straight to the TV?
If you could lend a hand with any advice it would be much appreciated. I have my HTPC connected to my Mitsubishi 1080p DLP through a Denon 3808CI receiver. Running Windows 7 x64, Geforce GTX 275 w/latest drivers. My TV never had any trouble displaying various resolutions before the Denon.
Anyhow, when I attempt to play any game that does not have a config option outside the main menu screen, all I get is a blue screen with sound. When I'm able to configure the video options before entering the game and set them to 1080p, everything works fine. Many games, however, make you adjust video options in-game, and therein lies my problem. Some of them have a config file you can edit to get around this, but many don't - and many don't even have video options. For some reason, however, a few older games that run at only 800x600 work fine?
Obviously the HDMI connection on the Denon isn't liking the PC resolutions. Running the HDMI straight to the TV isn't an option. I've tried starting the programs in 640x480 through the properties menu, but that doesn't seem to work either. I've tried turning on and off the A-H and H-H conversion options in the Denon menu, but again, no luck. I've tried adjusting the desktop resolution to various PC levels - which the Denon DOES display, but when the game starts it goes blank. Strange it displays strange resolutions on the desktop but not in-game. You would think with conversion ON it would upconvert any signal and work fine......or with it off it would just pass the signal through, but this doesn't seem to be the case. It's maddening, since I didn't build an HTPC and buy all this equipment so I could play games on my laptop. The Denon has the latest firmware, btw.
Any ideas or suggestions other than hooking up a second monitor or running straight to the TV?