[Elecraft] P3 SVGA display problem 1920x1080

Sam Morgan k5oai.sam at gmail.com
Tue Sep 24 20:58:00 EDT 2013


1280x1024 is about as high as I can push my 19" display
and have a full screen image that looks good.
I only use fix tune mode
ymmv

On 9/24/2013 7:44 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Mike,
>
> If you read the P3SVGA manual, it states that "For faster screen updates
> when using fixed tune
> mode, we recommend setting the P3SVGA
> resolution to 1440 x 900 or less. Note that
> 1440 x 900 will display correctly on
> 1920 x 1080 monitors."
>
> That means that it will display a 1440 x 900 resolution OK on 1920 X
> 1080 monitors, but it does not mean that it will fill the display.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 9/24/2013 8:16 PM, Mike K2MK wrote:
>> I searched the archive and reviewed a 2012 thread on the subject of
>> displaying the P3/SVGA on a 1920x1080 monitor. I thought this issue was
>> resolved but I just puchased a 22" Asus monitor with a native
>> resolution of
>> 1920x1080 at 60Hz and the P3/SVGA does not fill the screen
>> horizontally. It
>> fills the screen completely vertically but leaves almost 1.5" of black
>> screen on both sides. If I select 1440x900 it fills the screen fully. The
>> 1920x1080-alt resolution produces an ill fitting display with unreadable
>> text.

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GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan


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