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I bought a new westinghouse 32" tv and have noticed that the 1920x1080 resolution does not appear correctly, it either only takes up a portion of the screen or is cut off. I'm using and HDMI connection and do not have the vga settings available to fix the size. Is there a way to change the aspect ratio or manually adjust it to fit the screen mroe clearly. Also, to make the appearance mroe crisp? Any and all info would be helpful.

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As already narrowed things down to graphics-side settings and confirmed the image shape changed but text looks choppy, try a short checklist that focuses on the TV side and font-rendering rather than repeating driver sliders.

  1. Force a pixel‑perfect input on the TV — many sets have a “PC/Computer” input label or a picture-size option named things like Just Scan, Screen Fit, 1:1 Pixel Mapping or Full Pixel. Renaming the HDMI input to PC (or switching the TV’s picture-size to one of those names) tells the TV to stop scaling/cropping and display each incoming pixel 1:1. How to find those modes and names varies by brand; a manufacturer help article lists the common labels to look for.. (support.atlona.com)

  2. Minimise TV image processing for desktop use — set Picture Mode to a PC/Game/Computer preset if available, turn off noise reduction and dynamic contrast, and reduce sharpness (many TVs look sharper when sharpness is very low for PC content). Those controls remove edge‑enhancement and smoothing that make fonts look “choppy.”

  3. Tune OS font rendering — run Windows ClearType (search “Adjust ClearType text” in Windows) and confirm the display is set to its native 1920×1080 at 60 Hz. ClearType (or, if it worsens things with some TVs, temporarily switching it off) often fixes perceived fuzziness. (learn.microsoft.com)

  4. Quick verification and fallbacks — try a different HDMI port or cable and, if the set still won’t give a pixel‑perfect desktop, test with a VGA/DVI input (or a different display) to see whether the TV or the laptop driver is the limiting factor.

If those steps don’t restore crisp text, note the TV’s model and firmware version and check for a firmware update or a “PC/monitor” entry in the manual — some older or budget sets simply don’t expose a true 1:1 mode.

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Set up your deploy for 1080 and then use the screen format button on your TV remote control - the button that changes the TV picture between Widescreen, 4:3 , Zoom, etc. When it reaches Widescreen everything should fit and look as it is supposed to.

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its either with black borders, partially cut off, or zoomed in. Is there a way to manually adjust the sides?

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What video card does your computer have?

Use the menu button on your TV remote, then look for 'Feature' setting. There should be in that list a reference to 'Picture', and in there an option to change the picture format. There will likely be a few options than those you saw using the picture button on your TV remote.

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I have an ATI radeon mobility hd 5730

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So, you're connecting your laptop to the TV?

If you know that you have the latest drivers, you will now need to go into the Catalyst Control Centre. The CCC allows you to configure each of your displays individually. Confirm that your TV display in set to 1080.

There should be a setting in CCC called "Overscan", (I cant say where to look for it as I'm not in front of my system) change this setting to zero. When you have changed this setting, test your connection to your TV again, remembering to use that button. on your remote that changes the display from 4:3, Zoom, Widescreen, etc. Using that button change the display to Widescreen.

Then give me some good news, please. :)

If you can't find these settings I'll be in front of my system later.

Edited by BigPaw because: typo
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I found the setting, but the text looks choppy and not HD like. I'm thinking part of it is needing to adjust the contrast and such but was unsure if there is a way to automatically detect the best settings or something

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Please have a read of this with me, I'm hoping the answer to your unclear text problem is in here somewhere

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