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[hanHans]

Hi!
I’we got a plasma, which native resolution is 1024x768, that I’we connected to my mac pro via a dvi-hdmi cable. It connects automatically as an extended desktop. However, when I activate "mirror mode" (or "clone mode" don’t know exactly what it’s called in english, I use the norwegian version of OS X), the image on the plasma display won’t fit right. I miss some pices of the "apple menu" at the top and the dock at the bottom at the plasma display.

Therefore I’m wondering if someone knows how to make the image fit right on my plasma display... When I boot in windows the ati catalyst control center fixes every right so that the plasma display captures the entire picture. Are there an equivalent program the mac?

 

[bmcgonag]

Hi!
I’we got a plasma, which native resolution is 1024x768, that I’we connected to my mac pro via a dvi-hdmi cable. It connects automatically as an extended desktop. However, when I activate "mirror mode" (or "clone mode" don’t know exactly what it’s called in english, I use the norwegian version of OS X), the image on the plasma display won’t fit right. I miss some pices of the "apple menu" at the top and the dock at the bottom at the plasma display.

Therefore I’m wondering if someone knows how to make the image fit right on my plasma display... When I boot in windows the ati catalyst control center fixes every right so that the plasma display captures the entire picture. Are there an equivalent program the mac?

There should be a check box in the display preferences window for 'Oversized' or something to that effect. Uncheck it. HDMI isn't going to do quite perfect on the screen. My LCD is the same way with the DVI to HDMI interface. But if i check oversized then I lose part of the apple menu.

Brian

 

[hanHans]

I know about that, and believe it’ s called "overscan", but it’s really annoying when you get the black areas around the display. I think it’s better then to loose half of the dock and apple menu.

However, isn’t there some third party program one can install, which manages to use the correct scan on the secondary display???

I’ we been looking at the ATI website (I’ we got ATI radeon x1900xt video card), however, I couldn’t find any display software for the Intel MacPro, only for the old G5 machines…

I know that this problem can be solved if ones TV has 1:1 pixelmapping, which mine doesn’t have. However, I would really like to get my hands on some software, which corrects this problem…

 

[zioxide]

try something like switchresx?

 

[hanHans]

I checked out switchresx, however, I wasn’t able to have different ressoultions on my lcd screen and my plasma, while having the Mirror Displays enabled ... Ideas anyone?