[mythtv-users] Myth screens seem "off"

Jens.Peder.Terjesen at devoteam.com Jens.Peder.Terjesen at devoteam.com
Thu Nov 27 15:11:36 UTC 2008




-----Harry Devine wrote: -----
>Jens.Peder.Terjesen at devoteam.com wrote:
>>
>> -----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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>Yeah, it was in for repair.  It had power supply and color wheel
>problems.  I just went through the TV's menu and while I can adjust
>things like color, contrast, etc., I don't see anything about
>overscan
>or adjusting the image at all.  I can set the size to either 16:9 or
>4:3, but there isn't anything about adjusting the actual image.
> Maybe I
>have to hook my DVI-> VGA cable back up and put the input to the PC
>input?  Or am I just in "deal with it" mode?
>
>Thanks,
>Harry

On my Sagem DLP projection TV it is possible to adjust the image size when
connected via VGA but not via DVI.
I guess you have two possibilities. Try DVI or see if XFCE allows for a
non-standard setting of the desktop size.
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