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    M11x R2 Overscan / Underscan Solution?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Zathu, Jan 31, 2011.

  1. Zathu

    Zathu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone found a solution for overscan or underscan on the R2 when connected to a TV over HDMI?

    Even with the 266.44 community drivers, the NVIDIA control panel does not have any options to compensate for overscan.
     
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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    I have never had overscan / underscan problems with my M11x R2 when connected to HDMI. And I've run at native resolutions of 720p, 1080p, and 1366x768 across several different make/models of HDTV's.

    Are you sure it's a problem with the M11x R2, and not your specific HDTV? For example, my 32" Sharp Aquos 1080p HDTV did some over/underscan until I manually set the display mode to "dot-by-dot" pixel drawing.
     
    kent1146, Jan 31, 2011
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    You could always use the arrows in the nvidia control panel to adjust it.
     
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  4. Zathu

    Zathu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Usually NVIDIA and ATI control panels have an option for rescaling to fit overscan/underscan. My R1 had one, as well as my AMD 5850 desktop. My TV (Mitsubishi 60" C10 DLP) does not have any underscan/overscan options.

    The option for that appears to be missing in the NVIDIA control panel.
     
    Zathu, Jan 31, 2011
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  5. Zathu

    Zathu Notebook Enthusiast

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    These are the only options in my NVIDIA control panel:
     

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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    What about in the Intel GPU control panel?
     
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    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    On the R2 all video output to the display is handled via the Intel HD, so that's where you need to make adjustments for under/overscan.
     
    slickie88, Jan 31, 2011
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    I fixed it on my monitor by resetting it.
     
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    It is the Intel GPU control panel that controls overscan / underscan. On an M11x R2, all video signals pass through the Intel GPU, even if the nVidia 335M GPU is turned on for a game and doing all of the actual processing.
     
    kent1146, Jan 31, 2011
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