I have the mac connected to my LE40M8 Samsung tv, but some of the picture is missing. For instance I dont see the "equivalent-to-start-button" in the upper left corner. Its like something is missing on each side of the screen. I tried changing the resolution, but its either as it is now, or its a small square that doesnt fill out the whole screen. How do I fix this?
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Some of the picture is missing on my new mac mini
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Different TVs require different settings. For example, on my Panasonic plasma, getting the desktop to fill the screen perfectly requires that I have overscan ON on the computer, but OFF on the TV.
And the "stretch mode" (by which I guess azdunerat means the aspect ratio control) on your TV won't make any difference to the visible area of the desktop, whereas the overscan control will. What you want is for the TV to be in native 16:9 mode with the desktop filling the screen.
Overscan (which may be called something else - Sony Bravias call it "Fixed Pixel", for example) will, if available, be in one of the setup menus for your TV.
And the "stretch mode" (by which I guess azdunerat means the aspect ratio control) on your TV won't make any difference to the visible area of the desktop, whereas the overscan control will. What you want is for the TV to be in native 16:9 mode with the desktop filling the screen.
Overscan (which may be called something else - Sony Bravias call it "Fixed Pixel", for example) will, if available, be in one of the setup menus for your TV.
I went through the screen settings, and in the menu where you select widescreen, 16:9 and so on there was one called just-scan
So I hit that one and now it fills out the entire screen
Im slowly getting there, now I just need to find the perfect keyboard/mouse and Im all set hehe
thanks guys
So I hit that one and now it fills out the entire screen
Im slowly getting there, now I just need to find the perfect keyboard/mouse and Im all set hehethanks guys
For a keyboard id recommend the ones that have a trackpad built in, that is of course, if your using it from a chair in your living room with your tv on the wall or in an entertainment center.
somthing like this... while on the pricey side it was just the first that popped up, bluetooth etc there are tons of options like this one http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/4429&cl=US,EN
somthing like this... while on the pricey side it was just the first that popped up, bluetooth etc there are tons of options like this one http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/4429&cl=US,EN
Ive been looking at exactly that one but apparently they dont make those in denmark - not the mac edition at least. But I am looking for something similar. I think this one has a very cool design. Looks slim and slick, so it really sucks I cant get it. Do you know any similar keyboards?
anyway I know I probably have to find a samsung forum for this, but my TV (LE40M8) has something called Home Theatre PC in the menu, but I cant click it. Its just gray like its not available. In the manual it says that it makes the picture quality better on a computer, but it doesnt say anything about how to activate it. Could it be it only works with windows??
I just setup my Mini with Samsung TV yesterday and had the same issue, this hint helped me to fix it - http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16257022#post16257022