output to 1980x1080 screen chops top and bottom of display

[Yorvyk]

On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:40:10 -0500
Verde Denim <tdldev at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm running 10.04.1 LTS and just put my Panasonic 42" screen up (my old
> monitor went dead a day or so back). I have the nvidia utility loaded, and
> it seems to detect the 1920 x 1080 just fine, but the top and bottom bars of
> the display are not visible. If I move the mouse up so that it is
> off-screen, I can find the apps and preferences drop-downs, but can't
> minimize any open windows as they would be "lost" since I can't see the
> bottom either. Is there any way of adjusting the display so that these bars
> are visible? I've tried other resolutions which don't help. In reading
> through some of the forum messages there seems to be some possibility with
> xrandr and xbmc (although this seems to be a utility for tv and not for
> actual desktop operation). Any input, as always, is appreciated.
> 
> Thanks...
> 
It is known as overscan.  This problem is well documented in the forums, if you search for threads tagged 'overscan' you should find a suitable solution.

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