Baiter Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 I get about 1/2" of black space around the bottom and sides of my tv when I play ESPN NFL, but I don't have a clue as to what's causing it. :cry: Anyone care to venture a guess? It's a widescreen toshiba (50h81), and I've never had a problem w/ any other game or video source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishepa Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 I don't think it can be fixed. Be happy you even have an HDTV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 I've heard other people complaining about this same problem, I don't see it, but I'm playing in 4:3 on my projector, I assume you're playing in widescreen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary P Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 What you're seeing is the effect of the game not being coded with enough overscan to fill the entire screen. It's much more prevalent in PS2 games, but you'll occasionally see it in Xbox games as well. If it is a real problem for you, you can adjust the overscan in the service menu quite easily, but the changes are global and will affect all inputs. Usually if you do increase the overscan you wont notice too much of a difference when viewing other sources, except possibly channels that have a ticker (which may tend to get cut off a bit in 'TheaterWide1') If you want to pursue the overscan tweak, feel free to look me up on AIM. I've had some form of Toshiba 'H' series for 3 years now and can navigate the service menu fairly easily. Hope this helps, Gary AIM: HTF JoBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 I have the opposite problem. Too much overscan on my set (since I never played around with it). The sports ticker in the game gets cut off a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary P Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 Graeme, If you've got a Toshiba (H81 or newer), I can help walk you through fixing that, it's not hard at all, 5 minutes and you'll be all set. If you have AVIA or the Stereophile Tune-up disc (something with an overscan pattern) that would be even better, you can really dial it in to your liking. If you don't have a Tosh, I'm not going to be much help. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 I have a 40H80 and Video Essentials which does have a pattern hidden on it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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