Hi guys, I am new to the forum so I am not sure if this is the right place for this topic. The issue I have is that when I set the resolution to 1920x1080, although the game runs perfectly, it doesn't fit the sceen leaving a green space around the interface (is that term correct?) . I just wanted to know if there is a way to fix my problem other than to turn resolution to 1600x900. My PC has an AMD Radeon HD 6800 series graphics card with 1024 MB GDDR5 RAM and as a screen I use a LED LG monitor (21 inches) FullHD. I run Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit (and of course I use an HDMI cable) I had the same issue when playing assassin's creed but it only occured when the refresh rate was set at 60HZ (I don't know if that helps but I thought it would be good to mention it. I don't know much about PCs so any kind of help would be great. Thanks

what is your monitor's official native resolution?

I've run into all kinds of odd little problems with a lot of video cards vs HDMI outputs to monitors and TVs that aren't native 1920x1080 resolution, you may want to try using a DVI cable (the larger white guys) and see if that fixes your resolution issues rather then tinker with settings and other annoyances.

Ya I'd agree - HDMI outputs from graphic cards can work...oddly. Try the DVI.

Well, I'll try the larger white guys to begin with. As for the native resolution... ... no idea. But the cable thing sounds good! Thanks for the quick replies!

(just a heads up in case you're using the HDMI to transport audio to some built in speakers on the monitor: DVI is video only so you'll also need one of those little audio cables as well to run between the monitor and the soundcard outputs if that's the case)

And thank you again! No problem though, I don't use the monitor's built in speakers. I have one question though. When you say DVI (and although the statement larger white guys is helpful enough) does that mean the classic cable I used for my old PC... I guess that's DVI too... or that's something completely different. Also, is there going to be a change in quality?

There's the VGA cables which have been around for many many years (usually blue headed at this point) and then there's the larger DVI cables (with typically white heads on each end). The DVIs have clearly more pins and also tend to feature a flat one at one edge as well. If you look at the inputs for your monitor they're typically labelled and you'll see right away which connector is meant for DVI. As per quality well people say that there's a significant difference between DVI and VGA (vga being older/worse) but I dunno...I suppose at bigger resolutions sure but yah DVI is the superior tech for more advanced displays (120hz, really big resolutions, etc). Both will work though.

DVI: http://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_info.html
VGA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector

I think the "classic" you refer to is VGA? DVI is superior to that for what you want. It doesn't carry an audio signal, but carries a vid signal at least on par with HDMI. The only change in quality could be for the better.

Sounds logical... Yes, it's a VGA cable (blue). I'll buy the DVI. You have both been really helpful. Thanks very much. I'll try the cable and post the results.

How big is this green space? Is it around the whole screen, or just the top and left sides of the screen, and only a few pixels? If its what I described save your money on buying a cable, it's not going to fix that. My game does it, and others if not everyone's.

Curious: Are you also using an HDMI cable and if so what's the specific model of your monitor you're using it with?

(I have no such issue and I'm not sure many others do too)

Top left and bottom sides of the screen and it's about 1 inch on the sides and 0.5 inches at the top and bottom.

Model: LG Flatron M2250D 21 inches. Also, I checked and it doesn't have a socket for a DVI cable... Just the VGA and HDMI (which I'm using right now).

Aight in your case then I'm pretty certain the flipping the VGA is going to fix your issues, go ahead and use that cable you've got and I'm very curious to see if it works out for you. It sounds like your monitor doesn't natively do 1920x1080 (the listings I found on google don't explicitly mention the native, just the max which is usually an indicator its not natively that).

you sure?

http://m.lg.com/uk/it-products/monitors/LG-tv-monitor-M2250D.jsp

says it's a 22" and says it has DVI/VGA/HDMI as well as numerous other TV standards...

http://www.prad.de/en/guide/screen7551.html

From what I found, 1920x1080 is native and there is no DVI input...but with monitors, label details and serial numbers can make all the difference in properly identifying.

I'm thinking LG isn't showing the right stats, most of the hits I got for it were from actual seller sites and none of them list it as having a DVI input.

i know some manufacturers will leave out the fact that there are several revisions of the same monitor.

for example the samsung 2343BWX has approximately 4 revisions... all of which are significantly different but only pertaining to the screen contrast as well as panel type/version... otherwise the inputs/stand/resolution remain exactly the same.

Ugh and yah LG is notorious for that as well. I've owned 5 different LG1950 monitors in my life and damned if not a single one of them had the same bezel/stand among them(fortunately they were standard enough that the technical specs were typically the same). Made my first triple screen setup all not cool looking, meanies.

I think monitor manufacturing is just about the shadiest side of pc parts you can find...DHJudas and Bump have the right of it...id'ing monitors, getting any firmware etc etc can be sketchy. Go buy your 'brand new' monitor from FutureShop and 50% of the time you come home, visit manufacturer site for any drivers/support, and you find it is 'discontinued', if you can find it at all on their site.

What aspect ratio did you choose in the options on the startup menu?

16:9 widescreen.

Hmmm. I had troubles with my new monitor that uses that res, until I choose that aspect ratio, so that's not the problem, obviously

And AC did the same thing only with certain refresh rates? I'm thinking it's a setting on your card options

Any suggestions on how to fix this? adjust the settings? if you can guess what's wrong...

That sounds like the old ATI CCC underscan/overscan bug.

Goto CCC (Catalyst Control Centre / AMD Vision) -> My Digital Flat-Panels -> Scaling Options

Make sure the Underscan/Overscan slider is set to 0%.
Note.
I believe this is a per-resolution/refresh rate setting, so you'll need to make sure Skyrim is running at the same resolution & refresh rate as your desktop for the setting to 'stick'.
If you haven't encountered this issue in other games, then I'd guess Skyrim is (for whatever reason) running in a different resolution/refresh rate. (perhaps 1920x1080@59Hz ?)