User:Josh7289

Ability to eliminate overscan
Most manufacturers seem to use the same overscan/view mode options on 1080p TVs throughout their product lines for any given model year, so this information corresponds to these manufacturers' 2008 1080p TVs. There could be some slight variations among TVs even from the same manufacturer, but these charts should really be accurate.

NOTE: I'm doubtful that Panasonic LCD TVs support no overscan on 720p sources, though I can't confirm this just yet.

NOTE: I've read reviews that Samsung TVs still chop off 3 pixels (not sure if its rows or columns) on 720p sources, so overscan isn't truly eliminated on 720p sources.

NOTE: These are the two relevant view modes "for HD programs" that the manual details:

Dot by Dot (1080i/p only): Detects the resolution of the signal and displays an image with the same number of pixels on the screen. Full Screen (720p only): You can select "Full Screen" only when receiving a 720p signal.

From this, I can't completely figure out if the "Full Screen" view mode for 720p sources disables overscan or not. Furthermore, the manual gives this note:

When using Dot by Dot, it is possible to see noise or bars around different outer portions of the screen. Please change view mode to correct this.

This suggests that Dot by Dot (for 1080i and 1080p) really does display the image without overscan, but since there's no similar note about Full Screen (for 720p), I'm starting to think maybe Full Screen doesn't entirely eliminate overscan on 720p sources. Need some help from users on this one.