Screen Size on TV

[Annthrax]

Okay guys hopefully this is the right spot. I am not sure if i am doing this right but when i hook my hdmi cord into my laptop to my tv, the screen on the tv is a bit to big and im not sure how to get it so that everything is even on my tv as it shows on my laptop screen. Its just a bit off and i have tried changing everything that i can think of. Maybe you guys can help thanks im learning : ) and you guys are helping!

[taekvideo]

What resolutions are your laptop and your tv?
Which mode are you using, duplicate or projector?

[Annthrax]

1366x768 and atm i am useing duplicate i tried useing HDMI only and same thing happened!

[taekvideo]

When you tried hdmi-only, did you make sure your resolution was set to the tv's native res?
What tv do you have? Is it a recent 1080p hdtv?

[Milkshake86]

Try manually changing the PC output resolution to 1920x1080 may have to try 1600x900

[Annthrax]

Umm a Samsing 32" 720p HDTV. I have not tried setting the tv to its native res i just left it as it is

[taekvideo]

Well if it's trying to output 1366x768 onto a 1280x720 screen you'll get exactly the problem you're describing... so set it to output 1280x720 and it should work.

[Annthrax]

Nope didnt work i even went all the way down to 800x600 idk why it wont fit.

[Milkshake86]

Was going to suggest 1280x720 kind of assumed a 1080 tv tho but yea 1280x720 or image wont be correct. try 1068x768

[Annthrax]

Nope that did not work either. I am stumped! hah

[Deleted]

I'm guessing the issue is that the display looks like this?:

Thats a scaling setting error - you need to change the Scaling value in the graphic card settings to 0%.

[vesseblah]

Turn off overscan, scaling or whatever from graphics drivers settings like mentioned above. And use only 1366x768 resolution with the TV, you'll get best picture quality that way.

[Annthrax]

No on the T.V its too big like WoW for example, I can only see half of my spells/map everything. Same with everything else it still might be the scaling in the value of the graphic card which i do not know how to change.

[Deleted]

No on the T.V its too big like WoW for example, I can only see half of my spells/map everything. Same with everything else it still might be the scaling in the value of the graphic card which i do not know how to change.

Still scaling value - but on your TV. Many TVs by default will crop&zoom the image. Often the easiest way to fix this is to set the TV to 'PC' mode on that port, if such a configuration exists.

In other cases, you might need to manually find a way to alter the scaling/zoom setting for that channel. There might be a section in the manual on it; but I don't know without knowing the exact model of your TV.

[Confined]

I think i had the same issue with the same TV :P
Try using 1360x768 res instead of 1366

[Annthrax]

I am useing an HDMI cord/port not the pc port. Yet i still have not fixed the problem!

[Deleted]

I am useing an HDMI cord/port not the pc port.

Exactly. But your TV doesn't know its receiving a PC signal, so its presumably upscaling the image. You need to find the menu that controls how input on that HDMI port is handled; or if one doesn't exist, a general zoom/scaling setting.

[Annthrax]

I figured it out! I had to set it to HDMI only so i could not use clone/see anything on the laptop screen. Open my Nvidia panel and click change HDMI screen picture/resolution and i got to adjust it how i want if i want it big or really small. Yet if i try to use both screens which i dont need too then the tv goes back to being dumb. Thanks guys! dammm Nvidia settings! took me forever to figure this out.