[mythtv-users] overscan problems with nvidia 8400 GS

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Tortise<tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> Hi Mike
>
> Out of interest what is the model and brand of your TV?
>
> I know some more recent Samsungs, for example, display all the pixels using a VGA input.  It is a variation of some smarts towards
> answering the problem and if your set does this then you are ahead of those whose sets don't correct at all, however it would be
> better if the option was available on all inputs.  Your TV is almost certainly expecting to display a video image that your
> manufacturer thinks should be overscanned on all inputs - except the VGA - which is clearly expecting a PC's output.  They have
> presumed that you would not wish to display a PC image on any of the other inputs.  What did their promotion literature say, this


Why would they assume the reverse? ie that you'd want to display a
computer output on s-video or scart when you have a vga input?