Why does my HDTV lose the edges of the frame when something is broadcasting in 1080i, but not at 480i?

Asked by RocketSquid (3483

) February 7th, 2010

When I’ve got something plugged into my TV’s component slots that broadcasts in 1080i (the only hd resolution it supports), I lose a good amount of the frame along the edges. However, if I switch that same device (like my xbox) to standard 480 widescreen, it fits perfectly.

Could there be a setting on my TV that I need to change, or is a hardware problem?

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When you say it “loses” the edges do you mean that you see only a portion of what the original image should be; conversely do you mean the image is displayed with a black frame around it?

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…Because if you mean your seeing only a portion of the observable image, it could be that a setting, most likely under ‘Video,’ is set to zoom the viewable area to greater than 100%—which could explain why SD fits and HD doesn’t.

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