[mythtv-users] NVidia HDMI overscan

Bob mythtv at cox.net
Wed Apr 11 03:18:33 UTC 2012


On 04/09/2012 09:48 PM, Nick Rout wrote:
> Glad it worked for you. The quality will not be as good as if your TV
> had the right setting.
>
> I spent a considerable amount of time helping a guy on mythbuntu
> forums who swore black and blue that his TV didn't have this setting,
> only to be told in the end that he found an undocumented "Just Scan"
> settings in the aspect ratio settings.
>
> TV manufacturers do seem to hide these settings though. There is some
> info at http://pixelmapping.wikispaces.com/ but the site doesn't seem
> to have been updated for a while.
>    
I did a few more searches.  The over scan can be disabled by entering 
the service menu.  However, as soon as the power is cycled on the TV it 
defaults to "on" again.  It appears the nvidia-settings is about the 
only route I have.




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