What is video EDID?

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Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a metadata standard that lets display devices like monitors, televisions, and projectors communicate their capabilities to the video source. When using HDMI, the EDID from your television tells the video source what the dimensions of the screen are.

What is EDID timing?

Preferred timing mode specified in descriptor block 1. For EDID 1.3+ the preferred timing mode is always in the first Detailed Timing Descriptor. In that case, this bit specifies whether the preferred timing mode includes native pixel format and refresh rate.

What is EDID resolution?

EDID stands for Extended Display Identification and is a signal transmission across a video connection, such as VGA or HDMI, intended to transmit native resolution (i.e., 1366 x 768) information from a display, such as an LCD TV, to a source device, such as a laptop.

What is EDID used for?

EDID is an industry standard for AV Source and Display devices which automatically communicates manufacturer specification and data between devices. This allows your AV source to send the best compatible signal data to your screen, TV or projector to ensure the best possible picture results.

How do I change my EDID?

How to edit the EDID?

Start AMD Catalyst Control Center.
Select “My VGA displays” and next “Propeties (VGA-display)”.
Disable the option “Use EDID (extended display identification data) or default driver settings”, which is enabled by default.
To select the screen resolution 1980×1080.

What is the HDMI EDID?

EDID (or Extended Display Identification Data) is a protocol that allows a display (such as a TV or monitor) to send information about its capabilities to the video source it is connected to (such as a computer’s graphics card, or a Foxtel box).

How an EDID is read?

The EDID of a sink is read by a source device in response to a connection event—called a hot plug—downstream at the display. The EDID is transmitted over the Display Data Channel (DDC) for CE products using VGA, DVI and HDMI, or over the auxiliary channel for monitors with DisplayPort interfaces.