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I have a Toshiba Satellite A505-S6014 laptop running Windows 7 64-bit connected to a Toshiba Regza 42" HDTV with an HDMI cable.

The laptop has a 16" display and the screen resolution is set to the maximum/recommended of 1366x768. The display output is set to "LCD+HDMI". The display looks fine on the laptop screen but on the TV it is not a "full screen" display, it leaves a good 3" black border all around all 4 edges. When I switch the display to "HDMI only", it is now too big for the TV screen and some of my desktop icons are no longer visible off to the side.

What is the best way to set this up? I guess that since a 16" and 42" displays have different native resolutions, a LCD+HDMI mode is defaulting to the optimal size for the 16". But when I set it to HDMI Only, what is the appropriate resolution for a 42" full screen display?

Thanks

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This may be a silly question, but did you play with the TV settings? E.g., adjust the TV size to fit the Satellite output? I know this would only be a partial fix, but it may help if you cannot get the correct settings... – nicorellius Jun 6 '10 at 0:53
No, I didn't think to play with the TV settings, assuming that the TV is just a "dumb" display device that plays whatever it receives. Any particular TV setting to look at? – VANJ Jun 7 '10 at 0:50
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