HDMI- not suitable for computers?

[Josquius]

With my new setup here I've got a ginourmous samsung 24 inch monitor.
After experimenting back home with a hdmi connecting and the huge TV downstairs I decided hdmi meant the best connection and would be the way to go with this.
Trying it out though....it looks....off. It just doesn't seem very HD at all. I booted up open ttd for a bit of fun and it was downright unplayable, the text was hard to read. All is a blur.

Is hdmi not meant for regular computer use and is just for TV linking? (and I've been stupid in buying this cable) or is there some sort of big configuration one must do to get hdmi looking good?

Anyone up on this sort of thing?

[Grey Fox]

What's your comps resolution?

[Josquius]

1920*1080. Highest I can go.

[Grey Fox]

That's usually what 1080p is. What's native resolution of the monitor?

[Tonitrus]

I couldn't get decent looking HDMI on my newer PC either...still using the ancient-type monitor connection.

[Ideologue]

I've been using an HDMI cable for years, it looks fine.

There is a black box around my screen but it doesn't matter, because my monitor is huge.

[Josquius]

That's usually what 1080p is. What's native resolution of the monitor?

I believe its the same. Doesn't say immediately on the box, just 1080p though I'm sure I read it somewhere.

I've read about this monitor in reviews of it that it requires some configuring to look its best but nobody says what to do dang it.

[derspiess]

Oddly enough, I get a better result using VGA to connect my home theater PC to my TV than with HDMI.  I think some of it is a limitation with my video card, but I give my old 720p TV most of Tue blame.  Using HDMI I have to use some setting buried in Catalyst Control Center to adjust the underscanning (or whatever) to fill the screen, and even then the colors look washed out.

Using VGA, I get vibrant color and can adjust the TV settings to get the picture to fit.  The retard TV manufacturer locked down most of the settings if the input is HDMI.

It is puzzling, though.  Seems like game consoles, blu-ray players, media players, etc. all tend to be play nice with HDMI.  Seems like PCs shouldn't be any different, particularly since many monitors now have 1920x1080 as their default resolution.

[DontSayBanana]

1) Are you sure it's not actually 1080i?
2) Are your refresh rates set the same on both the TV and the computer?

Also, check the specs and make sure the decoder isn't resampling the HDMI feed to something retarded like 720i; HDMI's capable of handling 1080p, but some manufacturers lock it to a lowest common denominator.