setting up MiniDP to HDMI properly

[vong]

hello guys, i am having a bit of a problem with my set up.i currently have my MiniDP to HDMI hooked up to my 26" sharp hdtv. i got audio and video going through to it, but the video is not actually 100%, its now showing the title bar that is on top. (being cut off) picture of it being cut off:

and this is the current configurations i have for it:

any help would be appreciated!

 

[iBookG4user]

Have you checked to see if overscan is currently enabled on the TV? If it is, disable overscan.

 

[vong]

Have you checked to see if overscan is currently enabled on the TV? If it is, disable overscan.

im not quite sure what you're talking about hah. sorry im a rookie at this stuff, but i went into system preferences and saw underscan but could not move the slider:

 

[iBookG4user]

Ah, it'd be a setting on the TV, not on the MacBook Pro! It'll usually be one of the menu options.

 

[vong]

ah man, i do not see anything about overscaling on my tv settings lol , looks like it going to be stuck like this forever? i tried my MiniDP to VGA and it displays everything perfectly, just that the quality is not that great, that why i went with VGA

 

[iBookG4user]

ah man, i do not see anything about overscaling on my tv settings lol , looks like it going to be stuck like this forever? i tried my MiniDP to VGA and it displays everything perfectly, just that the quality is not that great, that why i went with VGA

I've been looking around a bit and it appears that there should be a "dot by dot" mode on the Sharp TV. Try that and see if that fixes things.

 

[vong]

I've been looking around a bit and it appears that there should be a "dot by dot" mode on the Sharp TV. Try that and see if that fixes things.

just googled up dotbydot and it should be under my "view mode" but mine only has zoom and stretch i tried zoom but no go, stretch is what i normally leave on it

 

[iBookG4user]

just googled up dotbydot and it should be under my "view mode" but mine only has zoom and stretch i tried zoom but no go, stretch is what i normally leave on it

What is the model of your TV? Also, you might see if there's any information about overscan in the manual.

 

[vong]

this is the model: LC26DV24U

and i think we threw away the manual lol ill try to find an online manual.

thanks so much for your help

 

[Primetime89]

I had the same issue with my Blackbook/miniDVI to HDMI.

Turns out I was using a bad HDMI cable and I swapped it with another one to fix it. Doubt your cable is bad but thought I just mention it.

Do also check overscan settings as mentioned earlier.

 

[mmduluth]

I have a sharp 1080p tv and I have the dot by dot setting under view mode but on my other sharp 720p I don't have that option so it must just be a 1080p thing. This might not be helpful but just thought you should know so your not searching everywhere trying to find it.

 

[vong]

I had the same issue with my Blackbook/miniDVI to HDMI.

Turns out I was using a bad HDMI cable and I swapped it with another one to fix it. Doubt your cable is bad but thought I just mention it.

Do also check overscan settings as mentioned earlier.

the cables (hdmi and minidisplay) are both new, just used my other hdmi and it had the same results i think its the tv. and my tv don't have dot by dot nor overscale i believe :/

I have a sharp 1080p tv and I have the dot by dot setting under view mode but on my other sharp 720p I don't have that option so it must just be a 1080p thing. This might not be helpful but just thought you should know so your not searching everywhere trying to find it.

thats what i figured hah, thanks for the tip

 

[vong]

don't mean to double post but i got it after doing a few research this is what i did:

1. turned off mirrored monitors
2. set my HDTV as the primarly monitor (under arrangement tab, move the white rectangle to the bigger box)
3. lastly did underscan to make it fit onto my tv