[ptmuldoon]

I have a 720p TV here at home, and just setup a ubuntu/XBMC frontend connected via HDMI using an ASUS AT3IONT-I MB that has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M onboard video.

I was struggling with getting the video to fit the screen correctly, as it kept 'overflowing' the TV Screen Size.

The best solution I found was to adjust the Nvidia Overscanning. However, I also learned the overscanning is not automatically saved on a reboot.

After some various searches out there, I came across this thread and wanted to share with others who may come across this issue.

http://deanezra.com/2010/03/htpc-nvidia-...pensation/

[Meat_PoPsiclez]

I would really suggest avoiding the nvidia overscan compensation if you can, all it does is scale the display area down absolutely destroying picture quality. In particular the sharpness of text is so impaired that it can become difficult to read.

Modelines really are still the best way to do overscan compensation at the desktop, and this is coming from a guy that has never managed to make a working corrected modeline for his rp-hdtv (despite many, MANY hours spent).

If you just want compensation in XBMC, use XBMC's built in tools to manage it.

[TravellingGuy]

I have a 720p TV here at home, and just setup a ubuntu/XBMC frontend connected via HDMI using an ASUS AT3IONT-I MB that has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M onboard video.

I was struggling with getting the video to fit the screen correctly, as it kept 'overflowing' the TV Screen Size.

The best solution I found was to adjust the Nvidia Overscanning. However, I also learned the overscanning is not automatically saved on a reboot.

After some various searches out there, I came across this thread and wanted to share with others who may come across this issue.

http://deanezra.com/2010/03/htpc-nvidia-...pensation/

Most tvs do have an option to disable overscan right in the television settings. This would be the best way to handle this problem. On my Samsung, for example, there's a picture size option called "Screen Fit", which completely turns off overscan and just displays the complete image as it's received.

Check out HDNation, they periodically talk about calibrating your HDTV, and the first thing they talk about is disabling overscan on the tv. As an example, about 1:00 minute into the video:
http://revision3.com/hdnation/best-set-t...e-consoles

Here's a more indepth look at calibration (including turning off overscan), starting 13:40 into the video:
http://revision3.com/hdnation/hdcalibration