Posted by Justin Cole on 11/16/11 11:45

"MS" <No.Way.Jose@No.Spam.Thank.You.com> wrote in message
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> I'd like to know what the implications of removing all overscan on my TV
> are. I'm most concerned about movies, 90% of what I watch are DVD movies
> and I have become increasingly aware and frustrated that I'm losing part
> of the picture to overscan. If I turn all overscan off (is it as simple as
> setting a value to zero?) what will that actually do when watching DVD
> movies of various aspect ratios and what about when watching TV especially
> since I'm watching digital TV which is broadcast in different aspect
> ratios as well? Finally my Sony TV has aspect ratio mode settings, these
> are, '4:3', '14:9', 'wide', 'zoom', and 'smart', what are the implications
> of using these modes after I've turned overscan off / down to zero?

http://myweb.accessus.net/~090/sonypal.html is the link I have to hand - It
might not be 100% applicable to your model but there's a chance it will get
you started.

Just be careful with changing any settings. It is possible to completely
screw things up and lose the picture completely! Take a note of any
settings before changing them!

http://www.avforums.com has lots of information too!

> Sorry to ask so many questions, I understand what overscan is and why TVs
> have it, I'm just not at all sure what the implications of removing it
> are.

No implications... Just more of the picture you should see ;-)

Justin.

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