Can't get a good screen resolution

[hoverX]

Hey,

So i took the plunge and bought a mac mini. I'm having one problem. Whatever i set my display resolution to the display is either bigger than the screen (i can't see the edges) or there is a black border around the image. I'm using a Samsung 42" 720p tv as the monitor.

 

[flopticalcube]

Did you turn off overscan in the System Preferences->Display->Options pane?

 

[hoverX]

with overscan off there is always a black gap around the border.

 

[Rhalliwell1]

what resolution are you using?

 

[hoverX]

right now i'm using 1280x720

 

[Rhalliwell1]

right now i'm using 1280x720

That is spot on for the display, are there any aspect ratio adjustments on the TV?

 

[hoverX]

my only options are 16:9 and 4:3. i'm in 16:9 now and there is a small border. 4:3 gives a much larger border.

 

[Rhalliwell1]

how big is the border now? could you take a pic and upload it?

 

[hoverX]

it's about half and inch at the top and 3/4 of an inch at the sides (sorry don't have a digital camera)

I'm connecting to the TV through HDMI, could that contribute to the problem?