[mythtv-users] RE:OSD and Overscan...

[Mark Frey]

>I'm very happy with my current TV display, but I have one problem that I
>wonder if there is a solution I'm missing.
>
>I am using the S-Video out of my Nvidia 5200 video card with the Nvidia
>binary drivers, running at 640x480 resolution with overscan set to 1.0.
>With this setup the picture is excellent and the image I see is identical
to
>that which I see through the normal tuner in my TV in terms of scaling,
>viewable size, etc.
>
>I adjust the GUI size in TV Settings, General Settings such that the UI
>screens are all centered and fully visible.
>
>Now, the problem is that a large chunk of the OSD is off the sides and
>bottom of the screen. Changing the overscan/underscan settings in the TV
>Playback Settings section scales the TV image as well which I don't want.
>
>So, my question is, is there someway to scale the OSD without scaling the
TV
>image?
>
>Thanks,
>Mark

Okay, so while searching the lists using different (and better) search
terms, I found that this had been covered just a few days ago, and that
there is talk of handling OSD scaling separately, but that you cannot do so
now.

Sorry for the redundancy.

-Mark