overscan issue with tv?

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Dudenell

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So I just built a new HTPC
i3-3225, gigabyte h77n-wifi motherboard, 8gb ddr3, ect..

apparently the tv I have a samsung hl-r5656w is having issues with what I guess is called overscan?

all the sides seem to be cut off by a little bit, so for example I cannot see the start menu in windows 7 and some of the icons are cut off on the left side.

I looked at a program powerstrip, but for some weird reason I cannot get into the advance settings.

I guess what I'm asking is there a way to fix this or is my only option going with another tv?

If you were to go with another tv, what would you get? (I dont think I need a smart tv)

thanks
 
I have that same CPU in my HTPC and also have overscan issues. I have messed around with the Intel driver control panel quite a bit and cannot get it to fix. What you really need is a TV with a "pixel-to-pixel" mode, so that the TV isnt actually trying to do overscan in the first place. If anyone knows how to scale the display a bit so that you can use it properly I would love to know how.
 
glad to hear someone else is in the same boat. I found out that nvidia allows you to scale your screen, but that doesn't help since I'm going to be using the only PCI slot on the motherboard for more drives
 
All projection TVs have overscan, just like all projectors are intended to be overscanned.
Your GPU should have an adjustment for this (or Media Center, or XBMC do)
 
Except when using the HD4000, there isnt a way to make it work. At least not that I have found. The drivers do seem to appear to have a way to scale the screen but I have tried lots of settings with custom resolutions and whatnot and had no success.

Some TV's have a PC input mode that disables overscan (also called "pixel-to-pixel" mode) but mine does not.
 
extide said:
Except when using the HD4000, there isnt a way to make it work. At least not that I have found. The drivers do seem to appear to have a way to scale the screen but I have tried lots of settings with custom resolutions and whatnot and had no success.

Some TV's have a PC input mode that disables overscan (also called "pixel-to-pixel" mode) but mine does not.
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You're wrong about overscan.

The TV doesn't know how much overscan it has. 1:1 pixel mapping on a projection set *guarantees overscan*.
 
Ok I found a fix.

Under the advance settings in the intel display there is an area for scaling. I had to scale it way down but it now properly shows.
 
Your TV should have a aspect ratio option in the menu or remote. I believe Samsung calls it Just Scan.
 
mrkazador said:
Your TV should have a aspect ratio option in the menu or remote. I believe Samsung calls it Just Scan.
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I mean I can change it from 16:9 and 4:3 but that's it. It's a older plasma tv (talking 7 years old, cost 2 grand at the time).

The bulb still hasn't died
 
OK let's say this again reeeeeaaaaallly sloooooowly for those who may be... umm... challenged.

You will not find any 1:1 pixel mapping or 'just scan' options on a projection TV. It won't happen. It's the nature of the technology.

Your best bet would be to use the scaling options built into your GPU drivers - both ATI/AMD and Nvidia have these options in some form or another. They do kind of suck since you're effectively reducing the final resolution of the image you see on the screen, but it's the best you can do with a RPTV.

Rear projection TVs (be they DLP or older CRT models) just aren't suited for 'desktop' use. However they still are great for watching video content and some gaming since overscan doesn't really matter much in these situations.
 
Dudenell said:
I mean I can change it from 16:9 and 4:3 but that's it. It's a older plasma tv (talking 7 years old, cost 2 grand at the time).

The bulb still hasn't died
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That's not a plasma, that's a rear projection DLP set.
 
Blue Falcon said:
OK let's say this again reeeeeaaaaallly sloooooowly for those who may be... umm... challenged.

You will not find any 1:1 pixel mapping or 'just scan' options on a projection TV. It won't happen. It's the nature of the technology.

Your best bet would be to use the scaling options built into your GPU drivers - both ATI/AMD and Nvidia have these options in some form or another. They do kind of suck since you're effectively reducing the final resolution of the image you see on the screen, but it's the best you can do with a RPTV.

Rear projection TVs (be they DLP or older CRT models) just aren't suited for 'desktop' use. However they still are great for watching video content and some gaming since overscan doesn't really matter much in these situations.
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Please read above... I said I fixed it but thank you.
 
Zangmonkey said:
You're wrong about overscan.

The TV doesn't know how much overscan it has. 1:1 pixel mapping on a projection set *guarantees overscan*.
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I wasn't talking about projection TV's. I am using an LCD TV. OP apparently is using one though.
 
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