Last night, observing a friend’s Sony VAIO connected to a 42” Panasonic Viera 720p plasma display via the HDMI input, the screen was not displayed properly, with a significant portion bleeding out of the boundaries of the screen. It was cut off about 5% on every side, like it was zoomed in.
Asked her about how she feels about it and the answer was even more ridiculous than the problem itself: “if I could only see the Start menu button…” She then explained how both Sony and Panasonic tech staff have come along for help, and tried to solve the problem using nVidia Control Panel, by means of some absurd fashion: resizing the desktop and adjusting horizontal and vertical dimensions to the desired screen size… Well, that’s definitely a proof to my “pizza-boy-turned-support-technician” theory.
It’s not OS-dependent and if you’re luckily using a Mac, you might not be able to see all of the menus at the top of your Mac’s screen or the lower half of the Dock icons might be cut off.
TV Picture Overscan
If I send, for example, a display signal of 800×600 from my PC through the VGA connection, with overscan set to OFF, I will get the image at the center of the screen with a black border around. As the display is 1024×768, this would result in some of the screen being unused. That is why overscan is enabled by default.
The basic function of overscan is that it stretches the image a fraction so as to take the outer picture frame off of the screen. This, thus prevents little edge artifacts appearing on your screen on Standard Definition viewing.
For the HD signals being sent through HDMI, the overscan option is only available when Aspect Ratio is set to Auto (16:9 signal only) or 16:9. This has to be separately set for SD and HD signals. For HD it does not need to be on and is very easy to switch from on to off. This option might be available regardless of the input connection you are using. Some users leave it off all the time, but I prefer the perfect edges all the time, so leave it on for SD.
As stated above, the aspect ratio must be in auto (which is the default setting) or 16:9. For me, I find it a useful feature.
Panasonic
On Panasonic HD plasma displays, for the HDMI port you’re currently using, select Menu > Setup > Picture Overscan, and turn it OFF. If you are unable to find the Picture Overscan option, then try fiddling with the Aspect settings. You will probably find it set to Auto. Switch it to 16:9 and you should find the Picture Overscan option will be available from the Setup Menu.
Pioneer Kuro and Pioneer Elite Kuro [Updated July 17, 2007]
Strangely, world’s finest HDTV isn’t “Full HD,” and only does 720p! Ignoring technology-rabid 1080p-obliged consumers, Pioneer’s 2007 Kuro and Elite Kuro displays sport a 1,024 × 768 XGA resolution panel for 42-inch models, and the 50-inch flavors up the ante with a 1,365 × 768 WXGA resolution. With both being 16:9 dimensionally, only the 50-inch has square (1:1) pixels.
As for the picture sizing, you will need to set your Pioneer Kuro TV input to “dot-for-dot” (no scaling), and maybe the overscan setting as well in order to exactly.
Samsung [Updated September 5, 2010]
On Samsung LCD HD TVs, the option makes more sense. The problem could be because you had initially selected a wrong screen size (16:9 | Wide Zoom | Zoom | 4:3). So, for the specific Samsung HDTV HDMI port connected to either a PC DVI port or a notebook HDMI port, select Menu ► Picture ► Picture Options ► Size and set Screen Fit. If that didn’t solve the problem, while having your Samsung HDTV HDMI port connected to either a PC DVI port or a notebook HDMI port selected as current source, select Source ► Tools ► Edit Name and among options (like DVR | Game Console | PC), select PC. This will hopefully counterbalance the cropped picture, and edges rendered outside the screen will be justified inside the viewable area. If you want it to make more sense, be informed, by Edit Name they meant Input Type!
World’s largest chaebol, though it’s a far cry from being a high-end brand, Samsung produces mass-market products common consumers enjoy. So thanks to Samsung’s customer satisfaction policy, if your HTPC feeds a Samsung LCD HD TV, or technically speaking, if your personal computer outputs DVI, and you’ve converted the DVI to HDMI, using either a DVI to HDMI converter or a DVI-D Dual Link to HDMI cable, selecting Screen Fit (and perhaps PC) for the HDMI input you’re currently using, should solve the cropped screen problem.
Commenting Request [Updated December 5, 2010]
If you’ve been experiencing the same HDMI cropped picture problem in your HD Ready/Full HD plasma/LCD/LED display panel, and seen the edges of the screen are like they’re rendered outside of the viewable area, please comment, stating the brand/model of the TV display, and where the option to solve the problem lays.
HI
appreciate the info, I have panasonic led and did’nt know how to cancel the overscan option, great article thanks.
Panasonic TH50PZ81B – No option for turning off overscan 🙁
I have a pansonic tv and i couldn’t find the overscan option. I solved it by playing with it and found out i can enter this mode called “Game mode” and it fixes the problem of getting the edges cut off
I have a Panasonic LCD you need to go to Menu > Setup > Other Settings > 16:9 Overscan.
Hope this helps.
thank you very much.
Genius!!
This helped sooo much. perfect fix.
omg!!!!!!!! u genius!!
Fantastic, Thankyou very much!!!!!!
Thanks fixed the problem!!
Brand Panasonic
Part Number TC-P50X3
GTIN 00885170043589
cant find any way to fix cropped edges …no menu options for it 🙁
Same here I’ve been through all of the settings and whenever I’m on the HDMI port, it renders the aspect ratio button useless but works fine on other inputs.
Thanks so much for this. I figured I would help out by mentioning something. The newer LG Tv’s with the circular quick menu use the option “Just Scan” in the Aspect Ratio menu. I’m assuming it’s the same as overscan considering it solved my edge cutting problem.
thank you very much!!!!!
Coming here from google. Looks like this article is still relevant in 2013
I can also confirm the same for my LG TV.
Just Select the Aspect Ratio option in Q. Menu and change it from 16:9 (or whatever it is)
to “Just Scan”
Thanks for this article clearly explaining the problem and the solution.
One Question if you know the answer. Does this happen only when connecting computers and not say your BluRay Player? And why?
Great, this fixed the problem on my Panasonic P46V20Z plasma TV, thanks so much.
Menu – Setup – Other Settings – 16:9 Overscan.
Great info! Exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks!
Great! Thanks
🙂
Great article, thank you! For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why the TV was “overdisplaying” the PC through HDMI – this happened with our Xbox etc as well, but now I’m sorted.
Lots of love, a happy chappy!
any ideas for an Apex model le40h88? i’m using a workaround right now with my nvidia control panel for a custom resolution, but this is really starting to bother me. any help is appreciated.
JVC HD-52g886 Rear projection. tried everything but this TV insists on cropping my picture. Running HDMI from HD cable box. Aspect is set to “Full” Still about 5% cropped on all edges. Please advise.
Panasonic TH50PZ81B – No option!!!!!
someone helpppppp!!
Is there a game mode? if there is try that and it should fix the problem
:(( nothing changed in my Samsung LE40BE530 lcd tv, after I changed input name to pc 🙁
I’m using a laptop with Nvidia gpu
menu/picture/auto adjustment worked on my samsung
So hang on, if I play a 4:3 film/movie into the TV it won’t have the overscan option enabled (because the option just says ’16:9 overscan’)? That’s crazy, it’s things like 4:3 VHS rips and older stuff that need overscan the most! Does anyone know if this is correct that you can’t overscan 4:3 on these Panasonic panels?
Thank you so much, I was beginning to bang my head against the wall trying to get my Panasonic TV displaying my PC properly!
hey, decided to try my comp on my TV, had this issue, followed your instructions with the panasonic tv, worked like a charm.
when i use my old laptop ( hp ) it is fine
tell i buy new laptop ( asus ) and when i try connected it to my lcd hd tv ( sony ) , there are cutting in right and left side 🙁
can some one help me in SONY lcd plsssssss 🙁
you know…..the best thing about life is that we can come here we know nothing about each other and yet we help and collaborate and do things better then the combined force off hdtv brand maker service centers!
to the guy with the SONY HDTV (mine is xbr LED series) i have the solution:
go to menu/screen settings
then go to Display area: you have 3 options:
– Full pixel
– normal
choose Full Pixel
and you will have full screen with not edge cropping, finally i can see my start menue bar after 8 months of torture to my eyes!
now i need to find this option in my friends Toshiba hdtv
– and something called -1
I agree! Web technology is cool…
I hope you can help me. I’ve found the bit on my Sony Bravia LCD that you’re talking about, and I can see the Display Area option but it’s faded out so I can’t select it/change to Full Pixel… Any ideas?! Please help!
Cheers,
S
worked great with Westinghouse 42″ thanks!! set it from overscan to standard.
Oh my, you fixed my Panasonic TV. Thank you !!
thanks it solved my problem komeil..
Hello and good night.
Im having the same problem everyone had, but my TV is an LC32W053 AOC FULL HD TV MONITOR and when i connect my tv with DVI-HDMI cable to my computer and put resolution to 1920×1080, the screen cut off and the image is blurry. I cant read a think. He says the native resolution is 1360×720. Ive been seaching and the problem some people say is the 1:1 PIXEL MAPPING, but i cant fix it out.
Please, help me Komeil.
Thank you.
Change the DVI/HDMI options to “DVI” instead of “HDMI”, it will fix it.
I have a pioneer PDP 428XD which i bought a few years ago. I am convinced the picture is “cropped” when I view anything. Mostly, I am connected to a cable box via Sky in Italy. I have tried all settings easily avaiable in Home Menu. Nothing works. I havent entered Factory settings. Can anyone please help? many thanks
you are amazing, thank you so much!!!
hi there. nice article you have here.. i have exact same problem, im currently using sony bravia tv and sony vaio laptop. the resolution set in my tv is 1920×1080 and somehow if i reduce it. it will crop my screen even more. i did try to open the setting, but cant seem to find a way to fix the problem. plus it forbid me to use normal resolution mode, even my tv has the options for full, wide zoom, wide, and normal. *sigh* can anyone help ? T_T
Panasonic – great job man :))))
I’ve a 53″ LG HDTV hook up to my desktop and it only cut off 5% from the left please help
I have a Panasonic Viera LCD but I have no options to change the overscan. can you help?
Finally someone seems to have an answer to this problem! I have just bought a Sony 40″ LCD Bravia. None of the option screens seem to to offer the option to switch overscan to off though. The biggest I can get the picture from my PC to be (through HDMI lead) is on Scene Select: General, with Screen Format: Full…
We exchanged this for a Samsung (because we thought Sony was a more reputable make and was slightly discounted) and I don’t remember having the problem with the Samsung. I noticed it straight away with the Sony though. Any chance you can give me some advice? Maybe we should just take it back to the shop and swap it back for the Samsung!?
cheers,
S
PS. We paid 350 for the Sony (but I think it’s last year’s model), and £380 for the Samsung. Is that a fair price? what do people think?
You’re a lifesaver. Was unable to find overscan option because aspect ratio was set to auto.
For Samsung LCD TV to turn off overscan, basically switch the picture size to screen fit from 16:9 and it will not crop the edges. This is what is written in the TV User Guide also:
“Screen Fit: Displays the full image without any cut-off when HDMI (720p / 1080i / 1080p) or Component (1080i / 1080p) signals are inputted.”
Thansks a ton. I have been trying hard for the past few days to fix this problem, based on several suggestions provided by others on the Internet. It was your explanation, and the combination of overscan and 16:9 ratio that did the trick.
Kind regards, Sunil Sivanand
I have a Samsung Plasma 51 inch. Every channel is cut-off. When Im watch Espn I can’t not see the scores on the lower right side of the screen because they are cut off
It’s not working on my Panasonic VIERA Plasma. I have tried all suggestions, no oversize, no 16:9 and zoom adjustments option is grayed out. only 2 options on computer for resolution and neither are correct.. 🙁 The computer also recognizes the screen as a Panasonic. Please help
i have an LG flat screen TV please help the boarders are surronding the whole TV and images are stretched
Worked fine on my Panasonic TX-P42UT30E, menu/picture/advanced settings/16:9 overscan/off
Thanks!!
Just been tinkering with the LOGIK HD TV my wife bought me to use as a monitor (best wife ever) and I have the same problem as everyone else. Article writer suggests it’s overscan but I have no ‘scan’ option of any kind on this system.
I have sort of fixed it by:
1) setting the Laptop (Hewlett Packard) to 1280×720 and Landscape orientation by right clicking the desktop (Windows 7) and bringing up a new option there called ‘Screen Resolution’.
2) next, I set the TV to 16:9 aspect through the Settings menu. Together, these changes repesented the combination closest to a full picture as I previously had on my laptop.
3) I then right clicked on the desktop again and selected ‘Graphics Properties’. This brought up a dialog box that showed both picture inputs (the TV and the laptops’s own screen). Here, I selected the tab down the sidebar labelled ‘Display Settings’.
4) On this Display Settings tab I selected the tab across the top for the TV and clicked a button labelled ‘Aspect Ratio Options’.
5) This gave me the option of customising the horizontal and vertical aspects of the picture on the TV by using a slider for each. They were defaulted at 100 so I moved them down to 80 and reclaimed pretty much all of the screen! I can now see the Start button at the bottom left (!) and use the Back button on my browser again!!! Woo hoo!!!
Hope this helps someone until a better technical explanation comes along.
Same principal, slightly different way on Panasonic Viera TH-P42ST30Z menu/picture/advanced settings/16:9 overscan/off
Thanks so much!
I have a panasonic tv. Kids played with remote and I could only see the outside of the picture. Now it says channel not available, no signal. No idea what I did….help 🙂
Thanks
LG 50PZ250N, HDMI is cropped, color is sort of blurry and “lifeless” or to sharp when manually trying to change it.
Also the menu for this screen is horrible limited leaving you with barely no options for further and advanced customization.
I have tested this on several different computer with different spec, the same result.
Doesn’t seem to have that option on the 32′ 1080p Sony Bravia.
For Panasonic Vierra the options will be hard to find on the menu settings, but I found my solution through my cable box. I found an option for aspec settings on my cable box menu and fixed it from there. Charter remotes even have a button on the remote, which is probably how it got to the cropped image in the first place from my elderly parents pressing random buttons -___-
This turned out to be my problem as well. The “ASPECT” button on the Suddenlink remote cycles through several options. Mine was set on “Stretch 1080i”. This caused not only overscan but this picture was also slightly distorted. It was driving me crazy. What a relief.
On a Panasonic Viera TC-P42S30 the option is Menu/Picture/Aspect Adjustments/Screen Format = FULL and HD Size = 2
If you look at the description for Size = 1 it says ” Size 1 displays 95% to trim noise…doh! Took forever to find. Now to figure out why there is no sound through HDMI from my E6420
I have a samsung syncmaster B233HD. Same problem, cuts corners off. I have no idea when you say source < tools… where is source? thanks
Mitsubishi WD-57733 57 in. HDTV Television
You, sir, are a genius.. I’ve been looking for a way to solve this for quite some time, but could never find how to turn off the overscan!
Thank you very, very much!
I have encountered this problem on my VIZIO L37 HDTV. It is really annoying. I tried to change resolution on my laptop but it does not help at all. Plus, the menu setting in the HDTV does not help much. There is no option to turn off overscan.
Tried suggestions above but solved cropping problem by Sky/Services/System Set Up/Picture Settings & altering format to 16.9.
Thanks
I have an LG 42′ LCD
Menu >> Picture >> Aspect Ratio >> Just Scan
Everything was fixed
To remove the cut off edges while your laptop is hooked to your Philips TV via HDMI, go To TV Menu > Features > Mode Selection > PC
Technical Details
Brand Name: Philips
Model: 47PFL5704D/F7
Display Technology: LCD
Display Size: 47 inches
Image Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Thanks for the article!
I have a Samsung SyncMaster SA650 wide screen PC display with the same problem. The image was cropped in 1080p resolution at the top.
I found a menu setting calles PC/AV Mode, this was set to AV, when I set it to PC it was ok again. Thanks for hinting me in the right direction.
Panasonic TX-37LX80H……no advance/other option/setting or overscan function can be found on the tv menu……can you please help?
n i m wondering if it is possible to update firmware of the tv ? just thought that it might have some relation to that…
thz!!!
Hi I had same problem with Samsung 43′ plasma TV.
Solution: Menu>Picture>screen adjustment>picture size>screen fit
panasonic tc -p42c2 does not have this overscan or the other menu buttons. cant seem to fix my cropping issue
I have a BEKO NR 19WLJ520HD tv and when i connect my tv with my s3 through hdmi i have an oversized screen! I tried the changing the aspect ratio but still it remains oversized! I dont know what do! Pleease help!
How many years later is this post still helping people. Only today a customer mentioned how this post had helped them solve this problem, a problem that had plagued them since they bought the set. They followed your instructions and now are happy.
Great solution on the Samsung one… without this post I would have set my TV on fire LOL
Thanks man you rock!
..no overscan on my viera th42px75u… any ideas?
Great info dude! Thanks a ton… My TV – Samsung PS51E550D … went to source – hdmi – rename – and selected PC. Now it works like a charm! Thanks again
Panny user. Just turned off overscan and my scroll bar appeared. Hurrah! Hope this also solves us not being able to see the score on Sky footie matches – that was always just outta sight. Great, if it does. Many thanks. So pleased.
overscan off = problem solved in my insignia 24″ led monitor/tv
Thank you for this post! It worked perfectly for hooking my Samsung 530 up to my Macbook.
this happened to me today only when I replaced my DVD player with a new one. I am so frustrated I have a 50 inch Panasonic plasma.
Can anyone find the setting for turning off overscan for the Panasonic TC-L42U12 LCD TV? The only size adjustments are for the PC input, which is analogue, and I am using HDMI.
I have a tc-p54g10 and was unable to make the correct adjustments from the TV. However, after digging around my PC settings I was able to adjust overscan from the AMD Vision Control Center (Radeon Card)
For newer Panasonics the option is hidden in:
Picture->Advanced Settings->16:9 Overscan
Its not perfect, but for Sony Bravia 32″ tv I went into the “Home” button > Screen > Display Area and changed it from “-2” to “normal.” It still cuts a little off but its much butter…
Thank you! It worked on my Panasonic TH-42PV600A.
You deserve an internet medal for this! Been bugging me for aaaages.
If anyone is looking for the overscan option for a Panasonic TX-P42GT30B it’s:
Picture > Advanced Settings
Thanks again Komeil!
Seriosly you safed my day! couldnt find the setting for the panasonic tv!
I have just spent about 1/2 hour fiddling with my new Panasonic and could not find any overscan option (it’s the cheapest one they sell so probably doesn’t have it!).
However, I tried fiddling with my Windows 7 laptop and discovered the following fix:
– right-click on your desktop
– Graphics options
– Panel fit
– Digital TV
– Maintain display scaling
Fixed it for me. Hope this helps some of you!
Such a pity, the Videocon DDB LED tv I own does not have any such option.
Here is the model number: http://videocon.next.co.in/videocon-vje42fh-vx-42-inch-ddb-led-television.html
If anyone can direct me to a solution to the cropped screen issue, ill be highly obliged 🙂
Awesome threat! Thx so much for the valuable info!
Thank you so much, I had tried everthing I could think of to do this, but my TV was basically useless as a monitor. This fixed my problems immediately.
Thank you ever so much. This solved my problem right away, thank you very much and my blessings upon your soul!!
Thanks a lot!! You just made my day.
I had same problem in AOC Full HDTV. Selected DVI mode in HDMI TV to HDMI PC interface, Everything is fine but sound will not come in TV.
Toshiba 19LV610U – Side cropped picture problem
I have gone through my Toshiba TV Owner’s Manual and found the instructions regarding changing the Aspect Ratio for the TV. I followed the instructions in the manual, and I STILL have the problem of the side-cropped picture on my TV. Until 2 nights ago, I did not have the problem with the side-cropped TV picture. One of the grand children was playing around with the TV remote, hit some button or other and the picture was totally gone. I eventually got the TV menu set to get the picture back, but now it is cropped along each side. I’d appreciate step-by-step instructions to get the side-cropping changed back to the full picture.
Panasonic AS650 series:
TX-42AS650B
TX-47AS650B
TX-50AS650B
TX-55AS650B
TX-60AS650B
MENU > Picture > Screen Settings > 16:9 Overscan
(probably the same on other 2014 Panasonic models)
thanks
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! IN MY 42” LG at 1080p the solution was to change from 16:9 to ¨JUST SCAN¨
thank you so much i had this problem on my Samsung 47″ HD TV and i had been trying for days to fix it and all i had to do in the end was go source, tools, edit name to PC and its fixed the over sizeing so im very happy 🙂
Hello,
i had the sam issue with LG TV and found a solution !!!! My TV was turned in image options on 16:9 and there is an option called JUST SCAN – this is the right one to choose !!!
Hope this will help others too !!!
Patrick
SAMSUNG 50″
MODEL TH- 50PE700U
I have Panasonic Viera TH-50PX80U Plasma 720p model and when I play games the screen is cropped out when set to full screen. There is no option in settings to fix it. Can anyone help with this? Thanks.
Thanks for the Samsung trick, selecting ‘PC’ as the name of HDMI connection, i recovered the 4 pixels missing on the left side of the screen…
Hi!
I have a slightly different problem and it would be great if you have a suggestion. I have a MacBook 13.3 and when I connect it to my 24” Dell U2414H screen and set it to 1080p via mini-displayport I have 1-2cm black screen on each side. Nothing is cut off. It is just not fully using the Dell monitors full screen width. My PC has no problem and works perfectly with 1920×1080. It is as if the 1080p of the mac is not true 1920×1080.
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot!
Phillip
I can’t figure out how to do this on my TV
Magnavox?
…specifically model 32MF301B/07
Connected via HDMI to core graphics on an i5-3570k
I’ve tried DVI->HDMI and HDMI->DVI as well as VGA which didn’t work given that it’s not even an option the picture was huge
Menu has no options really. Maybe there is an advanced options/settings, that would be cool.
I have a logik l32he12 and it is stuck on half a screen and the other half is black can anyone help
Been having the same problems with my Sony Bravia. The key was that the setting was only available when going through by pushing the blue HOME button first!
Home > Settings > Screen.
Then change ‘Display Area’ to ‘Full Pixel’
Sharp Aquos CL-C4067U
Find your remote.
Press View Mode
Select Dot-By-Dot
Manual: http://www.manualslib.com/manual/151603/Sharp-Aquos-Lc-C4067u.html?page=16&term=dot+by+dot#
Search for “dot by dot” in the manual for detailed how-to
I connected a PC to my LG TV via DVI – HDMI and was experiencing problems of fitting everything onto the screen.
I renamed the HDMI setting to PC on TV and it works.
I can’t believe that’s all it took. And I’m still confused as to why this is the fix. You’d think that with all the aspect ratios choices that are available on my TV (there’s 8) one of them would do the trick.
Mind you, to work out how to rename it was a pain. It was not obvious.
So thank you for this post! It has helped a heap of others and now me.
Thanks!
I have a Pioneer plasma TV PDP-S21LR
The image on the screen is too large for the TV. How do I get it back so that the image fits exactly the correct size?
My Samsung hd plasma is cutting picture edges like its zoomed. how can I rectify this problem
I have a Samsung Plasma HP-P4261 and have connected an xbox one through a DVI to HDMI cable with the xbox setting to an HDMI output. In setting under PC the options for zoom, auto adjustment, and position are inaccessible. I have renamed the input to DVI – PC but that did nothing. Is there a setting I am missing that will open those adjustments?
Thank you for this samsung TV advice (source> tools> edit name> DVI PC), it fixed the sceen oversize issue- unfortunately the sound disappeared. May be it turned to VGA standard that doesn’t support audio and a slightly decreased resolution. I use PC- DVI1 to HDMI adaptor and HDMI male- male cable.
UPDATE: Don’t choose DVI- PC but PC pure and screen & audio works.
I have a Panasonic Viera plasma but I no longer have the remote control. Can anyone tell me how to change the mode manually from the TV side panel. I am trying to download my new M8S OTT TV box and cannot see the options on the sides.
Thanks
FOR PANASONIC USERS: All other suggestions failed for me (the edges of my screen where cut off). What I did that worked was menu>picture, picture actually has 3 pages, so scroll down until you reach the 3rd page then go from aspect adjustments>HD size. Then select size 2
Please help me with my 42″ Panasonic TH-42PX75U as my picture is too big to view on the screen. I cannot change the aspect ratio. I did not find the PC option either. I only find 2 not 3 pages under setup. Thanks in advance for your help.
I have the same problem with the same TV. I don’t have the original remote anymore. I’m using the DISH remote to get to the Aspect Ratio. I’ve tried all 3 ratios and the screen continues to have the edges cutoff. Wondering if this can be resolved if I purchase an original Panasonic remote.
I have an old panasonic viera, i don’t know what model since i bought it used, and no manuel followed. XS
Weird thing is that almost none of the options other users here list seems to be availeble!
I’m from denmark so the menues are danish too, but it’s still pretty easy to translate.
When i click menu this is what pops up:
Picture
Sound
Settings
In picture these are the settings:
Picture settings –> i can set this to normal, cinema, auto or dynamic
Contrast
Light
Color
Sharpness
Color temperature
Color regulation
MPEG NR
Restore standards
In settings these are all the options:
Turn off timer
Language
Factory settings
System update
Enter labels
Timezone
Software license
System info
And in the aspect menu:
Auto
16:9
14:9
Custom 16:9
4:3
4:3 Full
Zoom 1
Zoom 2
Zoom 3
I’ve tried everyting and nothing works. Is my tv just too old?
Great! This answered my question in 2016!
I was just given a 2007 Panasonic TH-42PX75U plasma TV. The picture is too big to fit on the screen. I have tried all of the above suggestions but I cannot find an aspects screen. I have a Panasonic remote. How do I get to the aspects screen to try to make adjustments there? I’m 70 years old and not too electronically smart.
Ok so I’m not sure if this applies to me but I’ve tried everywhere else so why not here. My problem isn’t with a Panasonic television, it’s an Orion. I have an Orion 24 inch HDTV and I have a PlayStation 4 connected to it via HDMI. As I was playing my game on it, i noticed that some parts of the HUD and commands were getting cutoff the edge of the screen. I’m at my wits end with it as I do not know how to fix the problem with the television. I assume it’s an overscan issue but the only picture settings it allows me is full screen (where the cutoff occurs) and widescreen which only cuts off more. It wouldn’t be that much of an issue, but I fear that this could happen with other games in the future and I really don’t want that!
I have an older 2006 Samsung HP R4252 Plasma TV, and I have the same issue with computers I plug into the HDMI port, 3 systems each go over the edges of the screen and the task bars are barely noticable, and icons are cut in half and it sometimes is very difficult to close open windows or applications due to the top bars not being viewable. I have looked for the settings and other options that I have seen, and possibly missed something but so far nothing works. At least with the now dead XP system I had I was able to adjust the display adapter settings to compensate, but Windows 10 just won’t work. It is either too large, or a small window. Has anyone had any luck with this Samsung model?
Thanks