Thread: Another question about overscan

I know exactly what you are talking about... I have tried to fix this problem with other video cards and there is no easy fix to this =(

I have tested a few of them so far and here is my experience.

ATI all in wonder - covers entire screen w/ overscan.
Trident 9685 PCI Video card w/ tv-out (trident chipset?)- Good overscan but cut's off the taskbar.
MSI-6215 (intel 815E): also cut's off the border where the taskbar is.
Shuttle FV-24 w/ tv-out (chrontel chipset): Cut's off at the top only.

[ 10-12-2001: Message edited by: moahdib ]

yeah, thats the dreaded problem with some video cards. Just curious, which one are you using? I have the same problem and im sure youve seen the millions of posts ive had on this subject. Only thing ive seen solve this is to get a sure thing video card. I know a few of the ATI cards work well.

Dimitris,

I am also using the Supermicro SED motherboard and have no problems using overscan.

I am using 640x480 resolution and have set the display properties/appearance to "high contrast black (large)"

Yes, the edges of the picture are slightly cut off, but I have simply resized the windows (of the few programs I use) to fit the screen perfectly.

I have the taskbar set to autohide and when it pops up it shows 100% of both its height and width. Works flawlessly.

Hope this helps

AndyM