Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Video card with two ports.

[Dale]

Daniel Frey wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 7, 2013 9:47 PM, "Dale" <rdalek1967@×××××.com
> <mailto:rdalek1967@×××××.com>> wrote:
>
> > Mine isn't skewed to one side, it's just a fraction to large.  It
> seems to be cut off by a few pixels all the way around.  Watching a
> movie tho, no problem.  Using it for a puter monitor tho, slight
> issue.  To give a bit of a idea, about 1/3 of the clock on the little
> panel thing at the bottom is cut off.  The little K menu thing is
> missing about the same on both bottom and left side.  You can see it
> but it just isn't all there like on my puter monitor.
> >
> > Since I don't really plan to use it for a monitor, it's no biggie.
> I figure it could be that they just put to much plastic around the
> display itself.  Sort of covered up to much of the screen.
> >
>
> Dale,
>
> I am assuming this is a TV? All TVs apply overscan to inputs and that
> is what you are seeing.
>
> Most TVs made in the last five years have a way to turn that off, but
> it varies. On my Samsung, I have to use the dvi/HDMI input and set the
> input label to dvi/PC and overscan is then turned off for that input.
> It is buried in the menu options but it doesn't explain what it does.
>
> I have several mythtv frontends and found this solution about four
> years ago when I replaced my living room TV.
>
> Dan
>


And a quick google tells how to do this on my TV.  I'll have to test
later tho.  I unhooked the cable the other day.  I need to run it under
the floor so I don't trip over that monster. 

Thanks for the info tho.  That helped. 

Dale

:-)  :-)  

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