a6 build, do i need a gpu?

Gink · 2012-05-05 22:27

Ahhh, adjust TV settings rather than the GPU settings? I'll give that a shot. Thanks for the tip.

Livin · 2012-05-06 22:02

(2012-05-05 21:45)eskro Wrote: and dont play with overscan settings...

use your HDTV official remote and play with the aspect ratio instead.

I don't think all TVs have the capability to change the screen to make XBMC "fit". I have a Mits 65" DLP and I don't know of a way to make the screen properly fit without adjusting overscan via the GPU driver. In the manual it even shows there will be a problem..
If there is a better way, I'm all ears Smile

eskro · 2012-05-07 01:27

well lemme tell you,
i bought a new HDTV to make XBMC fit the 1080P screen without using overscan settings!
i chose one that knew had such a 'Fit Screen' feature Smile

Livin · 2012-05-07 01:33

(2012-05-07 01:27)eskro Wrote: well lemme tell you,
i bought a new HDTV to make XBMC fit the 1080P screen without using overscan settings!
i chose one that knew had such a 'Fit Screen' feature

Again, not all TVs have that feature I suspect most in service today do not. If the TV is true 1080p (has exactly 1920x1080 pixels) then there will be a 1x1 pixel ratio and no over/under scan at all. If that is not the case then what the TV is doing is scaling the image, same thing the GPU is doing - except if the GPU is AMD or NVIDIA I'd lay a bet the GPU is doing a better (more pixel accurate / better PQ) job at it.

I'm not saying not to use your TV but depending on the size and accuracy/PQ of the TV itself, you may or may not notice a difference.

bluray · 2012-05-07 16:57

(2012-05-06 22:02)Livin Wrote:
(2012-05-05 21:45)eskro Wrote: and dont play with overscan settings...

use your HDTV official remote and play with the aspect ratio instead.

I don't think all TVs have the capability to change the screen to make XBMC "fit". I have a Mits 65" DLP and I don't know of a way to make the screen properly fit without adjusting overscan via the GPU driver. In the manual it even shows there will be a problem..
If there is a better way, I'm all ears

I'm afraid that the GPU overscan is your only option, and it's the only option on two of my LCD's too.....

Gink Junior Member Posts: 12 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-05-05 22:27 Post: #11 Ahhh, adjust TV settings rather than the GPU settings? I'll give that a shot. Thanks for the tip.
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,234 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 156	2012-05-07 01:27 Post: #13 well lemme tell you, i bought a new HDTV to make XBMC fit the 1080P screen without using overscan settings! i chose one that knew had such a 'Fit Screen' feature My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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