ATI gfx - how to get it to fill the screen properly?

[Jimbawb]

Ok im probably being very silly here...I've set my ATI graphics to 1080p and hooked it up to my 1080p monitor.

There ar eno vertical bars, but there are noticable (1-2cm) horizontal black bars either side - doh! I've heard this is over/underscan or something similar?

Well, i tried making a custom profile to get it to fit, except it wont. I can get the vertical part accurate i reckon, but the horizontal part either goes slightly over or slightly under it seems, i just cant get it to scale properly. Any help? Am i being dense?

[Spragleknas]

Out of interest, what TV are you using?
For stretching etc, you should try to lacate this screen, I believe:

[Jimbawb]

Hmm, i dont have that i dont think? I am on advanced settings, although i do get something very similar to that (but it uses the full screen, i followed this guide - Setting up HDMI on your HDTV - nVidia vs. AMD :: TweakTown )

My TV is a Samsung LE40M86BD (i think..or might be 87..cant remember which..they are essentially the same though).

[montecristo]

i'm having a similar problem.
i'm using a MSI N9500GT (nvida) graphics card with hdmi out.

when i play a movie i have 2 small black borders on the TV (on the top and bottom side of the tv.
sometimes i also have just a black bar on the left side of the screen. (about 2 to 2,5 cm)
this does not happen with all my movies.
for example the bar on the left i have with all 3 rambo movies, ac/dc no bull and a few others.
if i remember correct those are 4:3 movies and not 16:9
the top and bottom black bars (about 1 to 2 cm) i have with most of the 16:9 movies
the movies in 2:35:1 are not giving me any problems.

if i play a dvd everything looks OK.

for ripping my movies to HDD i use dvdfab platinum
i don't if the problem is with dvdfab, the graphics card or mediaportal.

anyway i can't find a solution either.
it's very annoying to see those bars.

i have this problem only when playing movies from HDD.

my desktop and etc. are ok


Montecristo

[Jimbawb]

montecriso - that sounds like a separate issue to me. If your desktop is properly filling the screen then it sounds like aspect ratio/codec issues? My desktop is not filling the screen (black veritcal bars on either side) and therefore everything else has to be contained within that.

[Maschine]

Jimbawb, did you set the picture mode to "Just scan"? Took me some time to find this

That's the same button on the remote where you switch between 16:9-4:3-zoom-stretch-... in TV mode, but it has this one more option in HDMI mode.

Maschine

[Jimbawb]

Ah ha!! Thanks! looks like it could be working...wicked!

Edit - ive applied just scan and set res to 1080p..black bars all around. I assume now i just scale it up like before? Looks like my monitor has higher res than 1080p then? Im confused..

[Spragleknas]

Use the "Just scan" to achieve 1:1 pixelmapping.

Good thread: Samsung LEM86/7 thread - AVForums

EDIT: Damn... beaten by Maschine (Did not refresh thread)

[montecristo]

thanks spragleknas

i will check that....after i'm finished with reinstalling vista ultimate for 9'th time.

i'm still working on that sound problem and PDVD8 ultra problem.

the option "just scan" is it in dvdfab or MP?


Montecristo

[Jimbawb]

Just scan is a function of my TV