Screen Edges Missing

hotspur · **2nd November 2007, 05:24 PM**

Hi Folks

Basically MCE menus and picture do not fit on the screen - they go off the sides

First of all I will start by saying - something has changed !! I say that because I hate users that I support who swear blind that they havent touched anything but 'it' just suddenly stopped working. Its just that I dont know what. It all used to work beautifully but now I cant figure it out !!! I have not knowingly changed anything but my wife and children like to randomly press buttons so who knows what happens when I am at work !!

I have a 6200 card
Nvidia purevideo drivers (cant recall which version at the moment and not at home to check)
S-Video Out
AV into LG CRT 68cm
MCE 2005
Screen res 720 x 576

I have tried to tweak everything I can to no avail. I have always had issues with the actual desktop but since I do not use it as a 'PC' as such I have no issues with the desk top not fitting. However MCE ALWAYS used to fit perfectly and now it doesnt.

I appreciate the vaguness of my ramblings but I can not describe the situation any better.

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Thanks

CraigMBecket · **2nd November 2007, 05:38 PM**

Hi hotspur,

Have you tried re-setting the tv in MCE settings, if I remember correctly there is an option there to make MCE fit the screen.

Craig

hotspur · **2nd November 2007, 05:41 PM**

I cant recall that particualr setting but I have reconfigured TV settings (ie selected TV type) etc etc.

Will have another look when I get home but as I say I cant recall that setting

Thanks

CraigMBecket · **2nd November 2007, 05:49 PM**

Yes its the kind of thing you do once then forget about. The option moves the bars down/up so they appear within the screen, however having read your original post again I'm not sure that is your problem as you are also saying the picture is off to one side.

Craig.

CraigMBecket · **2nd November 2007, 05:52 PM**

Another thought,

You sure you are not just zoomed in?

hotspur · **2nd November 2007, 06:07 PM**

I dont think so since it is menus and not just pictures (ie the MCE main menu goes off the side also)

Thanks for the thoughts - please keep them coming

HiitsJack · **4th November 2007, 07:58 AM**

Have you tried "system restore" to an earlier checkpoint ?

If that dos'nt do it it may be a setting in the TV thats changed.

Jack

hotspur · **4th November 2007, 09:21 AM**

Hi - thanks for the thought. I had tried a system restore without any joy.

I have looked at every possibility on the TV settings - truth is there arent many.

I guess I may have to live with it.

If I minimise or resize the the MCE window it all displays perfectly but its when its mazimised that it gets buggered.

Thanks anyway

HiitsJack · **4th November 2007, 10:19 AM**

I'm using Nvidia driver 162.22
Inside the Nvidia control panel there is an option to resize the screen.

In fact there are heaps of options you can play with.

What driver version are you using ?

It sounds like your TV is not a recent model.

When I was setting up my Samsung M81 TV, I also lost the edges of my desktop.

I thought the obvious setting for the picture would be 16:9 but I found another option called "Just Scan", I believe this then displays what ever scale my graphics card is set to.

Jack

travisblyth · **5th November 2007, 06:44 PM**

I have same problem.

I solved it by using set up wizard with my video card software. There was an option of preview all possible screen definitions, and then there is an option for re-sizing it. I just right click on the desktop and select Nview properties.

Hope this helps.