Windows 8 RP - 1920x1080 wont fit screen

thenewoc · 25 Aug 2012 at 15:50

Hi,

Just thought I'd try out my new system linked up to my plasma but I can't get it to display 1920x1080 properly. It ends up bigger than the screen by a couple of centimetres all round. Am using the Ivy igpu but wondered if anyone else has experienced this or whether it is a bug with release preview?

Meatball · 25 Aug 2012 at 16:16

It's not anything to do with Windows 8. Your TV is overscanning the picture. Pretty much all TVs are set by default to overscan the input picture by 1-5%. All you need to do is set your PC to output 1920x1080 and then turn-off the overscan feature for your TV (1:1 pixel mapping/just scan/original)

thenewoc · 26 Aug 2012 at 00:36

Thanks,

Couldn't find it at first, instead of being in picture menu, was in setup > other settings > picture overscan, on a Panasonic plasma p42g15b

Meatball · 26 Aug 2012 at 00:59

thenewoc said:
Thanks,

Couldn't find it at first, instead of being in picture menu, was in setup > other settings > picture overscan, on a Panasonic plasma p42g15b

Did you get it 1:1 pixel mapped?

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thenewoc · 26 Aug 2012 at 07:59

Hmmm not sure, it fits on the screen, but are there other adjustments that can be made as it isnt as sharp as I thought it would be?

bledd · 26 Aug 2012 at 08:57

Is it connected via hdmi?

thenewoc · 26 Aug 2012 at 09:52

It is, yes.

theheyes · 26 Aug 2012 at 11:28

thenewoc said:
Hmmm not sure, it fits on the screen, but are there other adjustments that can be made as it isnt as sharp as I thought it would be?

What sort of distance are you viewing at and what is the screen size?

thenewoc · 26 Aug 2012 at 11:59

42" and 3 to 4 feet away.

theheyes · 26 Aug 2012 at 12:19

Yeah, at that sort of distance it's just not going to be sharp like you would expect from a monitor.

thenewoc · 26 Aug 2012 at 12:22

Ok thanks, prob need to get a game controller so I can sit further back. I was using keyboard and mouse on floor.

theheyes · 26 Aug 2012 at 12:28

If you sit further back it'll look great. Don't forget, your average 23" monitor can display 1920x1080. On a 42" TV that same amount of pixels is being spread out over a much larger surface area so when you're sat close up you're going to notice for sure.