<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Evuraan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:evuraan@gmail.com" target="_blank">evuraan@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
thanks, I've not been actively bothered by the overscan my tv has.<br>
until now that is.<br>
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(1) what's your card? (2) could you please share your "Screen"<br>
section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf<br></blockquote></div><br>I have a GTX 260.<br><br>Here's my "Screen" section:<br><br>Section "Screen"<br> Identifier "DefaultScreen"<br> Monitor "SamsungHDTV"<br>
Device "Videocard0"<br><br> SubSection "Display"<br> Depth 24<br># Modes "1920x1080"<br> Modes "1280x720"<br> EndSubSection<br>
<br> Option "metamodes" "DFP-0: 1280x720 { ViewPortIn=1280x720, ViewPortOut=1045x675+120+15 }"<br>EndSection<br><br>It should be similar to what I pasted in the Wiki. You basically have to play with the ViewPortOut settings, reducing the resolution and setting the pixel margins according to you television.<br>
<br>I have a modeline that forces my television to go to 1280x720. I have my reasons for this. That is a lengthy and individual process (my modeline won't work for you). Check out <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1003099&page=2">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1003099&page=2</a> if you're interested in that, otherwise disregard.<br>
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