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    M1530 HDMI Problem :( Please Help

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by bluer_31, Aug 15, 2008.

  1. bluer_31

    bluer_31 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey everyone!

    I got my Dell XPS M1530 yesterday, and was pretty happy with it, until I plugged in the HDMI to my Sharp Aquous 52'' LCD HDTV...

    The picture was cropped all around the screen, and I don't know how to fix it. My XPS's resolution is 1440x900.

    I would appreciate any help in regards to this problem.

    Thank you everyone.

    System specs are in my signature :)
     
    bluer_31, Aug 15, 2008
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    sethsez Notebook Consultant

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    That's TV overscan. I don't know if the computer has an option to scale the resolution to compensate, but it's perfectly normal for a TV.
     
    sethsez, Aug 15, 2008
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    bluer_31 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The picture on the HDTV screen is slightly bigger than it should, or else it would have been a good fit.. is that what an overscan is? Any way to fix it?
     
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    Zinger314 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Use the nVidea control panel, look for an option that says "Resize Desktop"
     
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    sethsez Notebook Consultant

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    No TV displays a perfect picture... they all crop the image around the size. It's something inherent in how they're made.
     
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    somekevinguy Notebook Evangelist

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    IIRC it is actually a standard to crop it aka overscan it 5%. My 60" Sony actually lets you adjust it though.
     
    somekevinguy, Aug 15, 2008
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    Did you try to tweak the picture thru the Aquous? Letterbox, 4:3, Wide, etc
     
    kanehi, Aug 16, 2008
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    When an LCD TV such as the Aquos is connected to a computer via a digital interface such as HDMI or DVI, even analogue VGA, there should be no noticeable overscan maybe one or two pixels at most.

    You can check this by opening a window and maximising it. the edges of the window should match the edges of the screen.

    I've not got my xps yet but I would imagine that the resolution for the TV output can been set via the display properties. My 2 year old inspiron does this via vga and it looks superb.
     
    logla, Aug 16, 2008
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    bluer_31 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, that actually solved the problem. I totally forgot to look at the display option of the Sharp Aquous TV. The oversized display was set under "Zoom" (that pretty much explains it)

    Other options were like stretch, smart zoom, etc.. but the one that gave me the exact same screen as my laptop was the "Dot by Dot" display option on my TV :)

    Thanks to everyone who has contributed towards helping me solve this problem :)
     
    bluer_31, Aug 16, 2008
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    I thought I was right about my 5% standard overscan quote so I did a little google and wikipedia work and there isn't a set standard but in general there is a 5% to 10% overscan even on modern HD televisions. I remembered this from using calibration software when I was setting up my home theater. Some TVs with more advanced controls like one of my Sonys do let you adjust this some though.
     
    somekevinguy, Aug 16, 2008
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