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1920x1080 on TV not aligning

Homerboy

Homerboy

Lifer
I have a 2 different computers hooked up to my TV via VGA/D-SUB cable. In both isntanced the problem is that the entire screen is shitfted down about 1" or so, where I can just baaaaaaaarely see the top of the Windows taskbar.

When I run at lower resolutions everything seems to line up just fine.
I'm thinking maybe the problem lies in the VGA connection itself? Or could it be the actual TV? I was planning on getting a HDMI capable card for the setup (The real reasons being that I want a longer run (25ft) and audio to go over the same cable) but I don't want to invest in the hardware and cabling to do so, if I'm going to be stuck with this stupid 1" problem.

The TV is a nicer, ~2yr old Samsung 46" LCD (I forget model)

Any ideas?

Thanks.
 
Hmm intresting.
I mean it actually SHOWS the video, just the top 1" is cut off and is below.
Maybe that's the problem.
 
Homerboy said:
It's not stretched or anything though.
Wish this TV had a DVI input. I dont want to go buy a HDMI card and still have this issue.
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Wait, are you using a video card with DVI output? If that's the case, just get a DVI-HDMI cable to connect it to the TV, or an DVI-HDMI adapter and a normal HDMI cable.
 
No no. Let me give full disclosure.
This is technically my "server" that I just moved upstairs from the basement since I sold the previous PC that was serving up XBMC to my TV.
The plan is to move the server back downstairs, get a HDMI card (cheeeeeeeeeepo), and a USB extender and run the HDMI and USB up to the TV in the living room.

That way I can have sound/video over HDMI and the USB will be for the IR pickup. This is just a temp hookup while I test some stuff etc, and until I get a new GPU/USB extender etc.

But the 1" overhang was worrying me. It was on the old PC too, but I just chalked it up to a crappy video card. Now with the new PC there, and the SAME thing happening it got me worried.
 
Overscan

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Its called overscan.
 
Homerboy said:
No no. Let me give full disclosure.
This is technically my "server" that I just moved upstairs from the basement since I sold the previous PC that was serving up XBMC to my TV.
The plan is to move the server back downstairs, get a HDMI card (cheeeeeeeeeepo), and a USB extender and run the HDMI and USB up to the TV in the living room.

That way I can have sound/video over HDMI and the USB will be for the IR pickup. This is just a temp hookup while I test some stuff etc, and until I get a new GPU/USB extender etc.
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I see. What video card is in it just out of curiosity? I ask because many ATI cards can actually output video and audio over HDMI from their DVI port with the right dongle.


Homerboy said:
So is that caused by the GPU? the interface? the TV? combination?
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I would normally say the TV because it may be set up to overscan an analog signal (all analog TV was overscanned to some extent, there was typically a lot of extraneous info at the edges of the frame), but if you're using a VGA input on the TV that's meant to take a signal from a PC, I would think they would've disabled overscan on that but who knows.

In the interim, your video card may have a way to position and/or scale the image in its driver control panel.
 
Bullhonkie said:
I see. What video card is in it just out of curiosity? I ask because many ATI cards can actually output video and audio over HDMI from their DVI port with the right dongle.




I would normally say the TV because it may be set up to overscan an analog signal (all analog TV was overscanned to some extent, there was typically a lot of extraneous info at the edges of the frame), but if you're using a VGA input on the TV that's meant to take a signal from a PC, I would think they would've disabled overscan on that but who knows.

In the interim, your video card may have a way to position and/or scale the image in its driver control panel.
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ITs just an old crappy PCI NV 6200.
Worst case is I drop $30 on PCIE card with HDMI and it still does it. It's livable, just annoying. I mean I cant believe my TV would have an issue displaying all 1080p content. That just doesn't make sense.
 
with a 6200 you should be able to go into the nvidia control panel and adjust the settings. I used to be able to do that with my 6600 connected to my tv.
 
ahhhh adjusted via teh NV control panel. Aligns perfectly now.

Now I got a stupid IR receiver issue.
Dumb receiver is for Vista/WIn7 only
WHS/XP not recognizing it.
 
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