Edges of Xubuntu desktop are cut off on my Sony TV?
I installed Xubuntu and it seems to work fine, with one exception. It identified my 55" Sony TV as a 37" Sony.
Normally I wouldn't care except I can't set it to 1920x1080 resolution without the edges of the desktop getting cut off.
When I enter full-screen mode I can't see the menu bar and parts of the application windows. I tried playing with xrandr, but I don't really know how to use it...
For what it's worth, it's connected to my Intel NUC via HDMI.
Any ideas?
01 Answer
Most TV's have overscan enabled by default; see if you can disable it in the TV's onboard menu.
Overscan is a behavior in certain television sets, in which part of the input picture is shown outside of the visible bounds of the screen. It exists because cathode-ray tube (CRT) television sets from the 1930s through to the early 2000s were highly variable in how the video image was positioned within the borders of the screen.
Source: Wikipedia
If overscan is enabled, this will happen, which is exactly what you've described:
