[HobbieMan]

Hello,


I have noticed that when I play DVDs and display them on my 52" TV,

through my ATI 7500, the movie display is about 1 inch shorter than

when I play the same DVD through my SONY S-530D DVD player.


Anyone know why the displays sizes are different?


BTW, both displays are letterboxed.


Hobbieman

 

[HobbieMan]

I cannot believe that there isn't a single person in this forum who

has a clue on what causes this problem.


BTW, I am using the S-Video output from the radeon 7500 to

connect the pc to the TV.


And the picture is actually 2 inches shorter, not 1 inch as I said

originally.


Thanks.

Hobbieman

 

[Phat Phreddy]

Probably an overscan issue.... I am not very familiar on using S-Vid out but I think there is something called TVTool (google it) that worked on overscan / zoom and position but not positive...

 

[HobbieMan]

Cool, I will have a look at "TVTool".


Thanks.

 

[HobbieMan]

dang it, according to the TVTool's FAQ on the H.O.T website, that software

does not support ATI cards. oh well...


Any other ideas, anyone?


Thanks.

Hobbieman

 

[Dean Roddey]

Are the two going into your set via different inputs or at different rates on the same input (i.e. 480i vs. 480p)? If so, then its probably just a calibration issue. Each input or signal format on a paritcular input will often have their own calibration settings, which include things like overscan, h/v positioning, etc...

 

[HobbieMan]

Dean, the TV set is not an HDTV. It is a regular

Sony rear projection tv. The DVD player goes into

the TV using the component (3 cable) video input,

and the PC goes into it using S-Video.


Thanks.


Hobbieman