Overscan-Disabling TVs - Blu-ray Forum

UFAlien · 01-30-2009, 02:12 AM

I'm the kind of person who is REALLY bugged by overscan - I wanna be seeing the WHOLE image. It doesn't help that my current set has more overscan on some sides than others, so it's always a bit off-center...

I know some TVs have "1:1 Pixel Mapping" options and the like, and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations, or maybe even if a pro calibration could fix the current display's overscan?

Thanks in advance.

Geezer00003 · 01-30-2009, 02:45 AM

I'm no fan of overscan myself.
My Samsung has a JUST SCAN setting which shows it all.
I use it all the time for both HDTV and BD, works great!

Bravoxena · 02-01-2009, 01:30 AM

I agree... overscan suck! I wanna see everything

What I'm wondering is, if you set your TV to display at the "Native", "Just Scan", or whatever you call it... will it cause any distortion?

For example, if you're watching a 1080p movie on a 1080p set, how do you know if the image is being mapped pixel for pixel???

Diesel · 02-01-2009, 02:10 AM

Just Scan is 1:1 pixel mapping for all samsung tvs
it wont cause any distortion
it will display exactly what is being put out by your bdplayer

also, for the OP
wat type of tv do u have?
some televisions later have firmware updates available to enable 1:1 pixel mapping modes and improve performance

i updated my tv's firmware to enable the just scan and it improves the tvs performance slightly, i love it

UFAlien · 02-01-2009, 04:20 AM

A Vizio VX32L. I doubt that one has support for firmware updates XD

househead · 02-01-2009, 01:52 PM

you can probably disable it in the service menu. try google or avsforum to see if anyone has the code to get it. if not this might be a link to the service manual which should have it:

https://www.completeservicemanuals.c...prod_1054.html

be careful in there though because you can mess your tv up if you play with the wrong settings.

good luck!

01-30-2009, 02:12 AM	#1
UFAlien Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:474 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:29	Overscan-Disabling TVs I'm the kind of person who is REALLY bugged by overscan - I wanna be seeing the WHOLE image. It doesn't help that my current set has more overscan on some sides than others, so it's always a bit off-center... I know some TVs have "1:1 Pixel Mapping" options and the like, and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations, or maybe even if a pro calibration could fix the current display's overscan? Thanks in advance.

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01-30-2009, 02:45 AM	#2
Geezer00003 Senior Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2008 Location:GTA Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:12 4K collection:207 Blu-ray collection:669	I'm no fan of overscan myself. My Samsung has a JUST SCAN setting which shows it all. I use it all the time for both HDTV and BD, works great!

02-01-2009, 01:30 AM	#3
Bravoxena Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:8	I agree... overscan suck! I wanna see everything What I'm wondering is, if you set your TV to display at the "Native", "Just Scan", or whatever you call it... will it cause any distortion? For example, if you're watching a 1080p movie on a 1080p set, how do you know if the image is being mapped pixel for pixel???

02-01-2009, 02:10 AM	#4
Diesel Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:10	Just Scan is 1:1 pixel mapping for all samsung tvs it wont cause any distortion it will display exactly what is being put out by your bdplayer also, for the OP wat type of tv do u have? some televisions later have firmware updates available to enable 1:1 pixel mapping modes and improve performance i updated my tv's firmware to enable the just scan and it improves the tvs performance slightly, i love it

02-01-2009, 04:20 AM	#5
UFAlien Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:474 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:29	A Vizio VX32L. I doubt that one has support for firmware updates XD

02-01-2009, 01:52 PM	#6
househead Banned Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Sep 2007 Home Theater Gallery:9 Trading Score:4	you can probably disable it in the service menu. try google or avsforum to see if anyone has the code to get it. if not this might be a link to the service manual which should have it: https://www.completeservicemanuals.c...prod_1054.html be careful in there though because you can mess your tv up if you play with the wrong settings. good luck!

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