Sager NP8235 HDMI cutting off edge of screen

Hey guys, I have a problem. Whenever I connect my laptop to my TV via HDMI, the edge of the screen cuts off on the TV display. I have Nvidia GeForce GTX 770M GPU with 3GB GDDR5 video card. In Screen Resolution i am only have 2 options which are 1920 x 1080 and 1280 x 720.

I even try going to the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel, and still won't fix the problem. I am on Windows 8.1

Any solutions? Thanks.

 

TV's don't accept laptop input to graciously in my experience. My display I use is a big 'ol Bravia TV so I was in the same boat. Using the Nvidia control panel though you can reposition the display as well as customize the size displayed. Play around with the options in there and you'll get it fixed.

 

For some reason on my NVIDIA Control Panel , I don't have any Display Setting tab. I have the latest update as well.

Here is an image of NVIDIA Control Panel.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/101797089/Capture.PNG

I've even tried looking for settings on my TV, couldn't find anything that can help. Tried doing a custom resolution, I think that just made it worse.

 

That's not a common problem, but far from the first I've heard about it. I'd do a clean reinstall of your display drivers and make sure you're using the WHQL driver instead of beta versions. Not doing a clean install or using a beta version of drivers tends to be the cause of that. Once installed correctly you'll have the display section to mess around in and adjust that stuff.

 

Agreed with Derek. To do a clean install of the driver, use the "Custom" option when running the installer, then check the tick box next to "Clean installation."

 

Just tried all that with no results. I am not able to install an AMD VGA Driver thats been provided via the CD drivers that came with the laptop.

Could that be a reason why its not working properly?

I get an error that says " Device was not found or please enable it before installing its driver!!"

 

Don't you have an NVidia 770M?

 

Yeah you would need to grab ones from nvidia.com.

 

It's a display scaling issue, since your machine is optimus, it will be in the Intel settings. I would recommend you do as above and grab the latest drivers from geforce.com along with the latest intel display drivers. When I get into work I'll post a pic of the settings you would be after.

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I would suggest checking your TV settings. Pretty much all TV's have a setting like HD size: HD1 or HD2 and it will slightly zoom clipping the edges and most TV's have this default to on. Usually found under the Picture menu then digging a little further.

At least my Panasonics do, your Sony should too.

 

Televisions overscan by default. That is, the display area is smaller than the actual picture, resulting in the edges getting cropped. There are various reasons for that, and when TV producers are shooting footage, they are aware of that and keep everything important away from the edges of the screen.

Computers, however, are designed to be connected to monitors, which don't overscan and display the entire picture area.This is why most media center type apps use a screen centered menu instead of the edge oriented desktop task bar (which gets cut off by the overscan).

Many modern 1080p HD sets have a setting to disable overscan. Unfortunately the various brands all have different names for it. If I remember right, Sony calls it "Full Pixel" mode, while another company (Sharp, I think) calls it "Pixel Mapped" mode, and there are a number of other names as well. Why all the different names? Because having a setting called "disable overscan" would be much too easy. Check your instructions, or play with your set's screen settings until you find it.

Additionally, some sets have a DVI or VGA input, and those should not overscan. Also, some sets will have an HDMI port specifically marked for PC input (usually with a dedicated audio input nearby), and those may disable overscan on that port as well. I've even heard of one that turns off overscan if you label the input "PC" or "Computer" but I don't recall what brand that was.

You can compensate for the overscan by using the GPU driver settings, but that is not the best solution, since the set is still overscanning and you are actually reducing the screen resolution to fit the display area. Best to turn off overscan if you can.

 

dude....it's not your computer its your TV
I have 3 different TV's....one out of my three cut the edges off my screen<using same lap top, same brand/model of HDMI, different TV's>
The one that cut the edges off happens to be the oldest TV out of my 3.

 

I have the latest NVIDIA drivers, the latest Intel drivers and I tried to change the settings on my 2007 Vizio 32 inch tv.

I've come to the conclusion that it has to be my crappy tv. It's old and it's had time for it to go away.

 

Yes, I do have NVIDIA. For some reason, my utility drivers CD also came with AMD VGA Driver. I thought maybe that could be the fix, and it just never wanted to install.

 

On some Vizio sets using the "Wide" setting under aspect ratio turned off overscan.

However, if your set is a 720p version, it might not be possible to disable overscan (usually only 1080p sets have that feature). For 720p sets the best bet is to use the VGA input at 1360x768 resolution, which should not overscan. Yes, I know that native resolution on flat panel 720p sets is usually 1366x768, but due to the fact that 1366 is not divisible by 8, you'll likely have to use 1360x768.

 

My Vizio is set to 1080i, unfortunately I am not allowed to use a VGA with this laptop. Still trying to figure this out, I am about to quit lol.
I think it's just the TV.