Display Image Size, Overscan, Cropping, Panning

Display Image Size

Your screen may show a larger image (Overscan), which may Pan when you move the cursor past the edge of the screen. The large screen size may Crop the video image so the edges appear to be missing. This condition is common when connecting a computer to a TV because most TVs introduce an overscan of 5 to 15 percent.

To optimize the HP Digital Entertainment Center video image so it fits your TV screen, use the TV/Display Setup Wizard. See “TV/Display Setup Wizard” on page 5. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Overscan

In this illustration, 2 shows the (light blue) edges of the Media Center video image that are not visible on the TV/display screen. The text above the screen is cropped.

1 TV viewing area 2 Full video image

Cropping

Cropping is the condition when the edges of the video image are not visible on the TV/display screen. The screen cursor disappears when moved past the edge of the screen, if panning is not enabled.

The drawback of the 640 x 480 (Low) resolution setting is that desktop pop-up windows may be cropped in 480i and 480p resolutions. Pop-up windows may not be able to display the bottom portion of the window, depending on the height of the window, where the OK, Cancel, and Apply buttons are located.

Pop-up window showing lower buttons

Panning

Panning allows you to see hidden areas of the video image by moving the cursor to the edges of the screen. Move the cursor to the edges of the screen to reveal the hidden areas. When you move the cursor, the screen image moves. Media Center may not allow panning to access the hidden screen areas. The Windows desktop allows panning. The screen cursor disappears when moved past the edge of the screen, if panning is not enabled.

18HP Digital Entertainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide