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Bungloid

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My problem is simple and the solution has eluded me. I come to the board for help.

I have a three monitor setup, two Samsung B2230 computer monitors and a Sony TV, all 1920x1080 capable. I have them hooked to my Mac Pro running a single ATI Radeon HD 5770 GFX card. The Samsungs are connected by mini Display Port to VGA adaptors and the Sony is plugged straight in through DVI to HDMI.

The Sony works fine as the third monitor. But the Samsungs are plagued with a resolution issue. They simply will not fill the entire screens real estate without stretching the image. I choose 1920X1080 in the Display resolution settings, and no matter what I have a right justified image with about 2 inches of black bars on the left side. This is happening on both monitors.

Any ideas on what may be the issue, or how I can fix it? I'm going to copy and paste the pertinent information from the system profiler below. Any help would be appreciated!

ATI Radeon HD 5770:

Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 5770
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x68b8
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-C0160C-155
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.436
Displays:
SMB2230:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Adapter Type: Analog VGA Or Analog Over DVI-I
Adapter Firmware Version: 1.20
SMB2230:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Adapter Type: Analog VGA Or Analog Over DVI-I
Adapter Firmware Version: 1.20
SONY TV:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Interlaced: Yes
Television: Yes
 
VGA? VGA is a pain, and I frequently find it doesn't work well at the higher resolutions. You'll need to get some active MDP to DVI adapters and ditch VGA.
 
VGA? VGA is a pain, and I frequently find it doesn't work well at the higher resolutions. You'll need to get some active MDP to DVI adapters and ditch VGA.

"Active" is the key. I even had trouble getting Displayport -> MDP because it was a cheaper cable that didn't deliver an active input. Try DVI or HDMI to MDP and should have much better luck.

EDIT: To confirm, before buying any cables, make sure the Samsungs work with the cable/adapter you're using with the Sony. If they do, it's likely a cable issue.
 
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