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Need help configuring Nvidia 8600GTS with my HDTV

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I just downloaded the latest Nvidia drivers for my 8600GTS card and it screwed up my display settings to my HDTV.

The reason I installed the new ones is because my HTPC wouldn't play DVDs. It would give me different errors in different programs all relating to my TV Out connection (WMP, PowerDVD and MCE). So, I decided that a newer driver may help.

I'm running a 52" DLP HDTV at 720p. It finds the TV, allows me to set the resolution, etc. But, it's overscanning the crap out of it.

I'm connected through the 9-pin din on the card with a component adapter.

The last driver I had allowed me to resize the display of the HDTV so that it fit the screen to my liking. This driver doesn't have that option. It only gives me custom res options which I didn't have to mess with on the last driver. I just set it to 720p (1280x720) and resized the display.

Does anyone know how I can get this option back and have any of you had a similar problem playing DVDs?

Thanks!

Matt
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Overscan is an issue with all 8-series Nvidia cards. Check the Nvidia forums for a workaround that will enable you to resize your display to eliminate the overscan. There are some caveats involved so be warned. If your last driver worked for you then I'd suggest rolling it back to that version. There's nothing that dictates that you absolutely have to install the latest drivers. In fact, many people stick with older Nvidia drivers because they're more stable.
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Ugh, why do I have a sick feeling that I should have gotten an ATI card?

Does anyone have a similar setup that could give me a working setup to get this working? Which driver version to use, etc.

Nvidia sucks at HDTV. At least in my experience so far.

I've done that Nvidia forum work-around 100 times tonight and it won't work. Either the Resize HDTV link isn't there or it doesn't work.
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