a technophobe living in the stone age needs help

[sw20>>s14]

okay, for those of you who know me, i resist technology like the plague (i still have a motorola slvr :naughtyd:)...however, i was recently trying to link my laptop with blu ray player with my lcd tv and i seem to be having a bit of trouble...im using a hdmi cable and the picture is fine, but the outer edges are cut off...basically the display on my computer monitor wont fit the display on my lcd tv...before you yell at me i:

-adjusted the resolution on my computer's display options to match the native resolution on my tv display (1366x768)
-played around with almost every option on the nvidia video card (scaling, resolution, etc.)

still wont fit...ive followed nearly every suggestion on the internet...only route i havent taken is downloading some software for nvidia...is this really necessary? usually the things previously mention take care of this...should be a simple problem with simple solution, no?

[1on1]

in your video card settings look for "border cut-off" and disable it. i read it on some article yesterday while i was browsing.

[Xplat]

You'll need to get out of "clone" or "mirror" mode and set yourself into extended desktop/display.

If you have an nvidia or ATI card makes a difference in how it's done, but it pretty much boils down to going into your video card control panel / options and looking for display mode/settings/ something along these lines and changing it into extended desktop. From here you can move your mouse off the left or right hand side of your laptop screen and it should now pop up on your LCD TV. You'd just drag the video player into your LCD screen once you're able to do this.

[tire_machine]

I have had the same issue sw20, and i've just never bothered to fix it.

thanks for making this thread

[BOROSUN]

i have a asus lap with br hdmi to my lcd. i just change on the ccc(ati) the overscan to % to fit. but, this with a 1080p lcd.

maybe thats the problem.

what kind of notebook you have?

[SimpleS14]

What is the max resolution your TV can support?

I ask because, 1080p = 1920x1080

I have my computer connected to both a monitor and 40" TV. I have it configured to "extend my display" and have the TV set at 1920x1080 resolution which is far greater than my monitor, but allows ideal viewing of HD movies.

[240Shwag]

What is the max resolution your TV can support?

I ask because, 1080p = 1920x1080

I have my computer connected to both a monitor and 40" TV. I have it configured to "extend my display" and have the TV set at 1920x1080 resolution which is far greater than my monitor, but allows ideal viewing of HD movies.

I thought only the 1080p = the max vertical resolution and the width was dependent upon the width of the monitor/tv?

I am viewing my desktop on a 720p TV and my resolution is set to 1280x768.

[SimpleS14]

I thought only the 1080p = the max vertical resolution and the width was dependent upon the width of the monitor/tv?

I am viewing my desktop on a 720p TV and my resolution is set to 1280x768.

You are correct that 1080p does reference to a vertical resolution of 1080 lines, however 1920x1080 is the native resolution and can be achieved on various screen sizes. 720p native resolution is 1280×720.

[lawrenceyang]

would a technophobe have a laptop and a blu ray player ? hmm...

[BOROSUN]

Did you adjust the tv aswell? Aspect