Can Someone Explain What "Fit to Screen: AUTO" Does on Samsungs? - Blu-ray Forum

IntelliVolume · 10-21-2018, 12:02 AM

I totally get the function of Samsung displays' "Fit to Screen" setting, which is what controls overscan and as such forces the display to exhibit "full pixel" information; in my last television, which was a 1080p Sony SXRD rear projection set, I believe overscan was applied automatically, as the "Full" widescreen setting introduced images that appeared overscanned (though weren't supposed to using such a setting)…but my new Samsung NU8000 UHD TV has a setting in the Fit to Screen option area that is called "Auto," and I don't understand how this works...

I would think overscan would be just an on/off thing, so what is the "Auto" setting actually doing when engaged for Fit to Screen -- notably when playing DVDs and Blu-rays? Should this be left to Auto, or should I select the on/off position? As a point of reference, I actually PREFER overscan on my sets, because it reduces the black letterboxing areas of scope films and enables the "matted" widescreen transfers (1.85 or 1.78) to fill the screen without the tiny letterboxing (though I know this is probably introducing a resolution reduction somewhere).

But does anyone know what "Auto" Fit to Screen does on Samsungs?

10-21-2018, 12:02 AM	#1
IntelliVolume Banned Member since:May 2016	Can Someone Explain What "Fit to Screen: AUTO" Does on Samsungs? I totally get the function of Samsung displays' "Fit to Screen" setting, which is what controls overscan and as such forces the display to exhibit "full pixel" information; in my last television, which was a 1080p Sony SXRD rear projection set, I believe overscan was applied automatically, as the "Full" widescreen setting introduced images that appeared overscanned (though weren't supposed to using such a setting)…but my new Samsung NU8000 UHD TV has a setting in the Fit to Screen option area that is called "Auto," and I don't understand how this works... I would think overscan would be just an on/off thing, so what is the "Auto" setting actually doing when engaged for Fit to Screen -- notably when playing DVDs and Blu-rays? Should this be left to Auto, or should I select the on/off position? As a point of reference, I actually PREFER overscan on my sets, because it reduces the black letterboxing areas of scope films and enables the "matted" widescreen transfers (1.85 or 1.78) to fill the screen without the tiny letterboxing (though I know this is probably introducing a resolution reduction somewhere). But does anyone know what "Auto" Fit to Screen does on Samsungs?

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