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    Issues with macbook and external 1080p monitor

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by brown_fv, Jan 4, 2011.

  1. brown_fv

    brown_fv Notebook Consultant

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    Hey, i recently got a BenQ G2420HD monitor and connected it to my macbook via mini displayport to hdmi cable. i set the screen resolution in default to 1080p, but i have a small issue with the resolution. part of the picture is being cut off at the top,bottom,and sides of the external monitor. this can be easily noticed by having the same background picture as on my macbook screen. since the connection is through hdmi i cannot adjust the picture size on my monitor, what can i do to fix this?
     
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    brown_fv Notebook Consultant

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    i found out i should turn off overscan, i did that but now i have about a 1.5" black line on the sides and 1" on the top and bottom
     
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    I have my macbook pro connected with mini display port to DVI and it goes perfect, on hdmi the screen is not placed right. Maybe you should try that.

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    i turned on overscan again in system prefs under monitor and turned off overscan on the monitor and now its perfect.
     
    brown_fv, Jan 5, 2011
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