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Orange-pi zero 3 with Ubuntu22.04 trims a bit the monitor display border [duplicate]

I noticed that Orangepi Zero 3 with Ubuntu22 installed, connected via HDMI to Led TV or HDMI monitor either, shows the display border trimmed a bit, let's say 10-15 pixels regardless the selected ...
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Overscanning on monitor (no root access) RHEL 6

Is there a way to get rid of overscanning on a monitor without using non-default software or needing to have root access? This is for a computer I use at work and find the overscanning quite annoying. ...
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HP All-In-One as a monitor for a gaming PC cuts off some of the display

I don't have a monitor now, but I decided to use my HP All-In-One as a monitor so I'd be able to play some games at a much higher framerate than my laptop. The all-in-one does have an HDMI-IN port, ...
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Finetuning Overscan/Underscan on ATI Radeon

I have a Radeon R7 200 series graphics card on my PC, and i have just connected a TV (Samsung 37") to its HDMI port, and im currently working with the overscan/underscan settings. My TV is setup to 16:...
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Disable Overscan AMD Radeon 7600M Windows 10

My problem is that I need to connect my laptop to my HDTV via HDMI, however I cannot stop it from overscanning. I have done much research, finding no solution. I found two different registry edits ...
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Raspberry Pi overscan not stretching image

I have a composite car monitor like this one, but I can't seem to get overscan right on raspbian. By default overscan leaves borders and seems to display 4:3 stretched to 16:9. To be able to operate ...
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Why won't my taskbar display on my secondary monitor?

On my secondary monitor (currently using Windows 10), my taskbar will barely show up. I've tried adjusting the resolution to lower ones (it recommends 1920x1080) and it doesn't do much. Is there a way ...
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Adjusting overscan with onboard graphics?

I have just purchased a new monitor (AOC I2267F) and I am having issue with black borders around the edges of the monitor. I get this issue when using both HDMI and VGA (monitor has no DVI port), ...
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Disable Intel HD graphics (Baytrail) overscan so a tablet that uses it can better sync with TV?

I have a Windows 8.1 tablet with an Intel Atom Z3735F SoC. This has an integrated Intel HD GPU. The tablet has an micro HDMI port at which I want to attach a TV. But on the TV I only get a signal with ...
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How do I change the scaling options in AMD Catalyst Control Center?

I've just switched out my old GTX 470 for a new ASUS Radeon R9 280X and now when I choose the resolution 1920 x 1080 it doesn't fit my 1920 x 1080 monitor. It just doesn't fill up the whole screen and ...
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Fix overscan in Linux with Intel graphics Vizio HDTV

I am connecting my server to my HDTV so that I can conveniently display it there. My VIZIO HDTV cuts off all 4 edges. I already realize it is not optimal to be running a GUI on a server; this server ...
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Catalyst Control Center overscan settings periodically reset

My Radeon HD4670 graphics card powers 2 monitors. The monitor with the HDMI connection is scaled down and looks ugly. So I have to set it to Overscan 0% in the Catalyst Control Center and then it ...
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Nvidia graphics cards displaying picture larger than LCD TV

I have a strange issue and not sure what the problem is. I have a 720p TV hooked up to a NVidia 7300. Everything is fine. But when I put in a 9500 or a GT220 the resolution is detected at 720p, but ...
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How do I save my overscan value in Nvidia-settings on Ubuntu 11.10

Well as the title says, I'd like to know how I can save the value of my overscan compensation (value is between 0 and 200) after reboot on Ubuntu 11.10. The graphics card I have is an Nvidia ION. I'd ...
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Windows 7 Media Center overscan settings for NVIDIA graphics card

Does anyone know how to change the overscan parameters of a CRT TV on a component out from an EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS graphics card? On my Windows XP machine there is nView; on my previous Ubuntu ...
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How to eliminate overscan on Ubuntu HTPC

I'm using an Ubuntu box with Nvidia graphics card as an HTPC. My HDTV is a Sony Bravia KDS-R50XBR1; this is a rear-projection unit with many inputs. I am using the HDMI input. I'm using the ...
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PC to HDTV, Catalyst Control Center problem (Overscan)

I'm trying to get to the overscan slider in CCC but in the Desktops and Displays menu I can't right click the tv in the bottom left to bring up the configure option. If i hover the mouse over the tv ...
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How do I enable/disable overscan on my TV in Catalyst Control Center?

I've connected my PC to my TV via HDMI (I've also tried using DVI). Whatever the resolution (anything from 800 x 600 to 1080p), the image displayed on the TV does not fill the entire screen surface; ...
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Kill overscan for ATI drivers?

I have a dual-boot Windows 7 64 bit/Linux 64 bit machine that uses ATI's Catalyst drivers. Sometimes I attach it to a 1080p LCD TV over HDMI. ATI is daft enough to provide a border to account for ...
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