[mythtv-users] Myth screens seem "off"

[Jens.Peder.Terjesen at devoteam.com]

-----Harry Devine wrote: -----
>OK, so I just got my 46" DLP Samsung HDTV back today (long story),
>and I
>have it connected to my Myth box via an HDMI->DVI cable.  Most of the
>
>screens look OK, but some of them seem to have text chopped off of
>the
>bottom and the top of them.  Also, my main desktop, which is XFCE
>installed via Mythbuntu 8.10, appears to have the taskbar along the
>top
>chopped off.  I can access it if I move my mouse up there and click,
>but
>I can't see anything on it.
>
>I have some screen captures here:
>http://www.ourapplecart.com/video.html
>for anyone who cares to look and see what I mean.  I don't know if
>its
>an overscan thing, or if its just something that I have to deal with.
> I
>have an nVidia GeForce 9400GT card and am using nVidia drivers
>177.82.
>I tried looking at the nvidia-settings, but nothing that I set in
>there
>seems to make a difference.  Also, I tried adjusting the GUI offsets
>on
>the frontend using the "Screen Setup Wizard" option, but that didn't
>make any difference either.
>
>Anyone have any thoughts or ideas?

You say you have just got the TV back. From service or repair?
It could be digital and/or optical overscan since this is a DLP projection
TV. Maybe they adjusted the optical overscan during service/repair?
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