[ubuntu-mythtv] Screen Size

[Brian VanMeeteren]

Sometimes you can adjust using your nvidia software if its an nvidia card
you're using.
On Jul 25, 2011 4:47 PM, "Donald J. Organ IV" <dorgan at donaldorgan.com>
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> OK when i get a free chance I'll take a picture...Like i said everything
appears fine when navigating through the mythbox app....but as soon as I
exit it and try to just go to the desktop i'm missing portions of the
desktop...Its funny though I dont have this issue with the PS3, XBOX, or
Wii.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Mashos" <thomas at mashos.com>
> To: "Ubuntu's MythTV & Mythbuntu teams" <ubuntu-mythtv at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 3:35:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-mythtv] Screen Size
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> "It isnt clipping a couple of pixels....Its a larg portion of the screen
that i cannot see"
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> That sounds exactly like an overscan issue. If you disagree, could you
take a old school screenshot (with a camera) and upload it somewhere we can
see.
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> On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Donald J. Organ IV <
dorgan at donaldorgan.com > wrote:
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> This isnt a simple overscan issue...It isnt clipping a couple of
pixels....Its a larg portion of the screen that i cannot see.
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> From: "Mario Limonciello" < superm1 at ubuntu.com >
> To: "Ubuntu's MythTV & Mythbuntu teams" < ubuntu-mythtv at lists.ubuntu.com >

> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 3:16:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-mythtv] Screen Size
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> For LG sets, here's some stuff to try:
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> http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1020747
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> Depending on your graphics card and how the TV identifies itself, you
might be able to adjust overscan in software from the nvidia settings
utility.
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> On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 14:08, Donald J. Organ IV < dorgan at donaldorgan.com> wrote:
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> Changing the input of the HDMI cable has no effect. And I do not have a
setting to disable overscan.... Its an LG TV if that helps at all in this.
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> From: "Mario Limonciello" < superm1 at ubuntu.com >
> To: "van brian" < van.brian at gmail.com >, "Ubuntu's MythTV & Mythbuntu
teams" < ubuntu-mythtv at lists.ubuntu.com >
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 3:02:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-mythtv] Screen Size
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> Sometimes one of the inputs on the set is labeled DVI/HDMI1 or so. Make
sure you're on that input. Also there is a setting to disable overscan in
the menus sometimes too.
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> On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 13:59, Brian VanMeeteren < van.brian at gmail.com >
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> If you are connecting via HDMI, try another HDMI input. I had the same
issue between HDMI inputs 1 and 2 on my 1080p Samsung flat panel.
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> -Brian
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> On Mon, 2011-07-25 at 14:46 -0400, Donald J. Organ IV wrote:
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> I just setup my mythbuntu installation and the frontend is working great
however when i exit out of the mythtv frontend application, the screen looks
like its too big as I have no task panel and an icon towards the top left
that is getting cut off.
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> How do I go about fixing this?
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> My television supports 1080p
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