Solved Windows slightly too large for my tv

[Madwand]

Just connected a new 1920X1080 TV to my PC and it's working great EXCEPT that Windows 7 is a little too large for the TV and stuff is getting cut off. Is there some feature to let me squeeze the system to fit the display on the TV?

Resolution on the TV and 24" monitor are both set to duplicate 1920X1080. The monitor displays fine. If I go to 1280X1024, everything fits perfectly, but I want to use the recommended larger resolution.

 

[Dude]

Do you have a scaling, or scanning option for your tv? Check your video card settings, it should have a scaling option.

 

[Madwand]

Where would I look for that?

 

[Dude]

Here is a screenshot for nvida.



And here is a link for AMD

 

[Madwand]

That item is not on there. Should I be contacting EVGA? Here's a copy of my screenshot for my EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 560:

 

[stormy13]

You have to access it through the Nvidia control panel like the screen shot above, not through the Windows controls. To get to it right click on the desktop, and select it from the menu.

 

[Madwand]

Yes, that's exactly how I made the screenshot above.

 

[theveterans]

Most TVs have their view mode option. In my Sharp TV set, when I duplicate screens with both 1080p. I set my TVs view mode to "Dot by Dot" meaning that there is no overscan and that all of the display is pixel per pixel. So if I output a 720p resolution to the TV in "Dot by Dot" mode, only 1280 x 720 pixels will be active and there would be letterbox horizontally and vertically. Try finding that view mode on your TV.

 

[Madwand]

Found the problem, I was using Windows resolution on the desktop, not the Nvidia program. So it turns out the problem can't be fixed on a cloned display. Sizing is not allowed on a cloned display.

 

[theveterans]

Duplicate screen depends on the resolution of the primary display in my case.

 

[Madwand]

My television and my monitor both have the same maximum resolution.

 

[gigagiggles]

If you extend your desktop to the TV, rather than duplicate it, other options may become available.

 

[Madwand]

I don't want it extended. That makes things too complicated. I use both monitors for the same things. Too much dragging and switching with extended monitors.

 

[tommyg562000]

Close the lid then and use the TV as primary monitor, keep it simple.

 

[carwiz]

I don't want it extended. That makes things too complicated. I use both monitors for the same things. Too much dragging and switching with extended monitors.

What a waste of a TV.
Did you check your TV settings as suggested by Theveterans--Specifically, View Mode?

 

[Madwand]

I don't know what lid needs to be closed, but they both need to be the primary monitor. I use them both equally.

I didn't see a view mode anywhere.

 

[theveterans]

If you choose the duplicate display mode on display control panel or the Nvidia control panel and both the TV and the monitor has the same native resolution, I'm very positive that the proble is the "view mode" of your TV. Check your TV manual to see what type of "view mode" it has. Normally most TVs have "Zoom", "Wide or Stretch" "Normal or Standard" and for Sharp TVs: "Dot by Dot." I am not familiar with other TVs than Sharp so try to find a view mode on TV that says something like pixel to pixel display so that no overscan can happen and you see that the Windows desktop will perfectly fit the TV screen.

 

[Madwand]

The manual is ridiculously inadequate. It didn't even explain how to use the edit channels feature. I had to spend about 20 minutes trying to figure that out with the remote. But I have been through every feature that the remote will show me, and haven't seen anything like that view mode. I am at work until 5 a.m., I will look again when I get home.

 

[theveterans]

The manual is ridiculously inadequate. It didn't even explain how to use the edit channels feature. I had to spend about 20 minutes trying to figure that out with the remote. But I have been through every feature that the remote will show me, and haven't seen anything like that view mode. I am at work until 5 a.m., I will look again when I get home.

The view mode has to be there unless you're TV is like 8 years ago (CRT) or something. Anyways, I'm sure you'll find it. It may not be called view mode in your TV remote though. I know some manufacturers call them "Format" or something like that. I'd start with the video settings of your TV and look for advanced settings if there's one.

 

[Madwand]

I think I saw a game mode ino the format section. Maybe that could be it.