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On Monday, October 17, 2016 07:48:29 PM Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku wrote: |
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> So far after much digging on the TV I haven't found a way to actually get it |
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> to do what I want. I'm not sure if it even can. I will look when I next |
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> get access to the system (currently in use by other members of the |
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> household). Perhaps somewhere we have a manual for it? I really don't |
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> know. |
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> I agree, that it would be preferable to not have to make the computer fudge |
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> it, but if after having spent time trying to fix it on the TV itself |
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> multiple times, only to find that all options I have found, end up |
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> producing very undesirable results (such as displaying it a 4:3 aspect |
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> ratio, or a 2:1 aspect ratio). I'll see if I can find what I need. |
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> I do know that if I could get the TV to change the setting for that so it |
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> doesn't end up overscanning, without doing other "weird" stuff, it would |
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> mean that I could see the full boot process, not missing bits of it off the |
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> edge of the screen. |
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Once upon a time, in the days of analog displays, we used modelines to |
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accomplish what you're doing. |
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I don't think modelines work with pure-digital outputs, though. Does your TV |
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have a VGA input, and does your box have a VGA output? That would be an |
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effective, if not ideal, solution. |
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Alternately, have you tried setting your display to an unusual resolution? |
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What's the output of the xrandr command? It should give you a list of |
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supported resolutions refresh rates, including flags to tell you which ones are |
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selected and which ones are recommended. Often, with digital TVs, there will |
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be a resolution you can use that evades the TV's overscan emulation. |
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:wq |
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