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Mistienght · 11-11-2001, 05:33 PM

I have a question. Does one need a special type of TV set to watch DVD's?

Because I am annoyed now. I poped in a DVD in my TV set and I notice that the right and left sides are a bit cropped up. I know I don;t have a widescreen TV, but I mean, I thougt that the purpose of watching a film in widescreen with the black bars on top and bottom was so you could get the whole image on a regular sized TV.

What gives? It annoys me when I see part of a letter in the title or on screen cropped up.

I have been noticing this lately. Even more so when I compared the way the menu screen looks of Empire Of The Sun on a review and the way it looks on my TV. On my TV the left side of the temple is slightly cropped. In the picture on the review the whole temple is seen and with enough space leftover on the left side.

And it's a good TV set that I have. It's new, so I am baffled here. It's a Toshiba flat screen TV.

Can this be fixed and if not, can I amke a valid complaint to Toshiba and get some kind of retribution?

Grrr!

***1138*** · 11-11-2001, 06:46 PM

Welcome to the forum Mistienght!

This is what's known as overscan. It's common on almost all sets in varying amounts.

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***1138*** · 11-11-2001, 06:48 PM

See this thread for more info on overscan.

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mp3pir8 · 11-12-2001, 03:30 AM

You might also post the make and model of your TV. Many TVs have service menus which allow you to adjust overscan. I have a Sony and was able to adjust mine so its perfect.

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11-11-2001, 05:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mistienght Actor Join Date: Oct 2001	Question on watching DVD's on my TV. I have a question. Does one need a special type of TV set to watch DVD's? Because I am annoyed now. I poped in a DVD in my TV set and I notice that the right and left sides are a bit cropped up. I know I don;t have a widescreen TV, but I mean, I thougt that the purpose of watching a film in widescreen with the black bars on top and bottom was so you could get the whole image on a regular sized TV. What gives? It annoys me when I see part of a letter in the title or on screen cropped up. I have been noticing this lately. Even more so when I compared the way the menu screen looks of Empire Of The Sun on a review and the way it looks on my TV. On my TV the left side of the temple is slightly cropped. In the picture on the review the whole temple is seen and with enough space leftover on the left side. And it's a good TV set that I have. It's new, so I am baffled here. It's a Toshiba flat screen TV. Can this be fixed and if not, can I amke a valid complaint to Toshiba and get some kind of retribution? Grrr!

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11-11-2001, 06:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
*1138* Producer/Admin Careful, or I'll ban myself... Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Welcome to the forum Mistienght! This is what's known as overscan. It's common on almost all sets in varying amounts. ------------------ 1138 - DVD File Forum Greeter/Moderator The defense department regrets to inform you that your sons are dead because they were stupid.

11-11-2001, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
*1138* Producer/Admin Careful, or I'll ban myself... Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	See this thread for more info on overscan. ------------------ 1138 - DVD File Forum Greeter/Moderator The defense department regrets to inform you that your sons are dead because they were stupid.

11-12-2001, 03:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
mp3pir8 Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Los Angeles, CA	You might also post the make and model of your TV. Many TVs have service menus which allow you to adjust overscan. I have a Sony and was able to adjust mine so its perfect. ------------------ "The night was dry, yet it was raining" -- Larry Donner My DVD Addiction (read: Collection). If you prefer pan 'n scan because you hate those "black bars" on widescreen movies, click here.