Calling all MP New Zealanders (Both of you!!) (11 Viewers)

[Neville]

Quick question for someone - I realise this is the wrong forum to post but you guys are so helpful

MP skin if fullscreen (Bleazle of course) and looks great on the big screen and is set to use the entire viewable area - 1920x1080 and all that
BUT when play fullscreen video or TV cannot get "fullscreen" ie there is a 1-2cm black box around the video. My work around is either to go and buy a bigger TV
OR zoom the TV itself (ie loose the extra bit/edge of the MP screens etc) to force the video to be bigger.

Has anyone had this/fixed this or any idea where to look for a solution??

 

[kiwijunglist]

I run beazlewide v6.12 + MP 1.0 Final + 46" 1920x1080 LCD and i do not have this problem.
Are you sure you are running 1920x1080 at same hz and res on both fullscreen and with MP menu

Perhaps you are refreshing the display when going to fullscreen (maybe bc of refresh rate changer)
and then either your video card is jumping into an over/underscan problem or the tv is jumping out of 1:1 mapping or similar.

 

[Neville]

I run beazlewide v6.12 + MP 1.0 Final + 46" 1920x1080 LCD and i do not have this problem.
Are you sure you are running 1920x1080 at same hz and res on both fullscreen and with MP menu

Perhaps you are refreshing the display when going to fullscreen (maybe bc of refresh rate changer)
and then either your video card is jumping into an over/underscan problem or the tv is jumping out of 1:1 mapping or similar.

Thanks for the sppedy reply!
How do you check chage the res in "fullscreen and MP Menu"
I have the screen in windows at 1920x1080 @50hz, MP menu at 50 hz. I am not aware of where I can change either res in MP itself - have I missed something in setup?

I have turned off refresh rate changer - I assume you "dynamic reshresh rate changer"?
And the last bit - not sure what this is or how to check! Is there a wiki or something that I should read up?


Thanks again in advance

regards
Neville
Just realised that I ahve dual monitor system - I tried loading MP in other screen - problem gone! Now that res in 1680x1050
When I change the big screen to lower res then problem again gone.

Now why does it do this and how do I get back to full res....if there much point?

 

[chrisa_nz]

I would check that your tv isnt under/overscanning and that you are actually getting 1:1 pixel mapping. 1:1 pixel mapping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

you can test by going to Online Monitor test and viewing a monitor calibration screen (in the html window move the mouse to the top and click 1:1 pixel mapping.

If its not checkerbox black/white squares then either your video card and/or tv is scaling the picture. you will need to go into your tv's setup and hopefully find a setting to remove underscan. mine is under "setup" - "Picture Overscan - Off" on a 37" Full HD Panasonic.

once you have changed your tv then you will need to adjust your video cards under/overscan settings to match - mine is under "scaling options" in Catalyst control center (ATI card)


chris

 

[Neville]

I would check that your tv isnt under/overscanning and that you are actually getting 1:1 pixel mapping. 1:1 pixel mapping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

you can test by going to Online Monitor test and viewing a monitor calibration screen (in the html window move the mouse to the top and click 1:1 pixel mapping.

If its not checkerbox black/white squares then either your video card and/or tv is scaling the picture. you will need to go into your tv's setup and hopefully find a setting to remove underscan. mine is under "setup" - "Picture Overscan - Off" on a 37" Full HD Panasonic.

once you have changed your tv then you will need to adjust your video cards under/overscan settings to match - mine is under "scaling options" in Catalyst control center (ATI card)


chris

thanks for the help
I looked at the TV manual again and realise that for cabling reasons am not using the "PC input" for HDMI but another - I suspect this will make the difference. the over/underscan thing does not seem to be an option to set.

Still I am fascinated that the MP menu gets "full screen" status and full screen video does not!

Will keep all posted...
Neville

 

[Biggles69]

Does any one have the ir codes for the old black sky decoder? i think its the 'Pace 600' I'm trying to set up a PVR150 to record sky & the download link in the mediaportal nz section doesn't work any more.

 

[captcol]

Which programme are you using for the IR blasting, there was one that had a learn mode and could detect what was been sent, I can't remember if it was HIP or EventGhost, pretty sure it wasn't IRSuite

 

[Biggles69]

I'm trying to use the hauppauge ir-suite (I didn't know the pvr-150 IR Blaster could learn commands though IR?)

 

[Bleazle]

Sorry to interrupt - just thought I'd let you guys know that BleazleWide V7.1.0 has been released: MEDIAPORTAL - free media center - BleazleWide V7.1.0 just 'cause I know some of you are using it.

Dave

 

[captcol]

must get that ...

I am unsure about the hauppauge suite as I use the mce remote and the reciever can apparently recieve codes that the software can then report which can be entered into other software for blasting