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BigWalleye · 05-18-13, 09:43 AM

Sounds like your problem is overscan, which is a monitor issue. (Check here for an explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan, http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/h...all-tvs-do-it/ for more details.) Most HDTVs overscan by default, most PC monitors do not. Almost (almost!) all HDTVs and monitors can be set to eliminate overscan and show the full image. It's easy to do. You just change a setting on the TV/monitor's set-up menu. The catch is that every manufacturer calls it something different - usually not overscan! - and you have to make an educated guess as to which setting you want to change. Some names used are: "1:1 pixel mapping", "Screen Fit", "Dot-by-dot". YMMV. The setting should be binary - on or off - not an adjustable parameter. Find it, change it, and you're good to go.

Good luck.

05-18-13, 09:43 AM	#140
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Sounds like your problem is overscan, which is a monitor issue. (Check here for an explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan, http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/h...all-tvs-do-it/ for more details.) Most HDTVs overscan by default, most PC monitors do not. Almost (almost!) all HDTVs and monitors can be set to eliminate overscan and show the full image. It's easy to do. You just change a setting on the TV/monitor's set-up menu. The catch is that every manufacturer calls it something different - usually not overscan! - and you have to make an educated guess as to which setting you want to change. Some names used are: "1:1 pixel mapping", "Screen Fit", "Dot-by-dot". YMMV. The setting should be binary - on or off - not an adjustable parameter. Find it, change it, and you're good to go. Good luck.