DVI-to-HDMI HDTV Connection - Can't access left menu in full screen

[Mooey]

Hey all,

I ordered a DVI-to-HDMI cable the other day and received it in the mail today. I hooked it up from my macbook pro to my HDTV.

When I tested out boxee, it showed up full screen and everything, but when I went to go browse the menu, my mouse cuts off about two inches or so from it. When I move my mouse to the right, it goes (I'm assuming) two inches or so off the screen.

My resolution in Boxee is 1920x1080, the same as my monitor configurations.

I'm not too sure what else to do except tinker with it until I find the solution, or hope someone here can help.

[marcel]

not sure i am completely following you but you should try Settings>Appearance> Screen >Video Calibrations and adjust your screen until the arrows line up..

[Mooey]

Basically, my mouse cursor does not reach the left menu completely. As I said previously, it's about two inches away.

I think the problem is boxee does not recognize that it is in full screen. Instead, it outputs the video in full screen, but leaves the actual window in the background not allowing me to access the menu.

I'll post a video sometime today.

Edit:
Also, I tried the video callibration tool, but my mouse is unable to touch the top left arrow to stretch it out. I cannot see the bottom right arrow as well.

[joshdev]

Make sure that the video mode for the TV input your on, is set to Full Pixel and that you have the overscan optioned checked off in the OSX display settings. That was the major problem I had with my Sony TV. I forget what the default option is, but look around for a Full Pixel setting.

[subvertbeats]

Edit:
Also, I tried the video callibration tool, but my mouse is unable to touch the top left arrow to stretch it out. I cannot see the bottom right arrow as well.

When you first enter this calibration screen, the top left locator is already selected - use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move it.

That should get you up and running.

When you quit boxee, is the OS X desktop properly filling the screen? too small? too large? If so, then you will likely need to use SwitchResX or DisplayConfigX to correct the issue (overscan)

HTH

[subvertbeats]

Make sure that the video mode for the TV input your on, is set to Full Pixel and that you have the overscan optioned checked off in the OSX display settings. That was the major problem I had with my Sony TV. I forget what the default option is, but look around for a Full Pixel setting.

Without Overscan you will probably have a black border around the entire screen.

The best solution, though a pain in the ass, is to enable overscan, but use SwitchResX or DisplayConfigX to create a custom resolution with altered porch (border) values.
Then you can take full advantage of your screen space

[Mooey]

Alright, I'm going to be messing around with these porch settings, but a question: why should I fiddle with these settings if overscan isn't affecting my desktop? Wouldn't this mess the desktop configurations up as well?

[subvertbeats]

Yes, you would, as I wrote a couple of posts up.

If the desktop is fine its just the boxee video calibration you need to do.

Did you try using the keyboard cursor keys as suggested?
You should also be able to move you mose into the top left and bottom right corners to drag

let us know how you get on

[STARCASINO]

Hey all,

I ordered a DVI-to-HDMI cable the other day and received it in the mail today. I hooked it up from my macbook pro to my HDTV.

When I tested out boxee, it showed up full screen and everything, but when I went to go browse the menu, my mouse cuts off about two inches or so from it. When I move my mouse to the right, it goes (I'm assuming) two inches or so off the screen.

My resolution in Boxee is 1920x1080, the same as my monitor configurations.

I'm not too sure what else to do except tinker with it until I find the solution, or hope someone here can help.


Hey Mooey,

Question for ya, Are you getting audio piped through this cable: DVI --> HDMI? Cause I think I read somewhere that video was great, but you can't get audio with this cable, and they referred me to this expensive adapter: Gefen HDMI to DVI Digital Audio Video Converter Adapter.

What is your take on this?

Thanks

[subvertbeats]

Hey Mooey,

Question for ya, Are you getting audio piped through this cable: DVI --> HDMI? Cause I think I read somewhere that video was great, but you can't get audio with this cable, and they referred me to this expensive adapter: Gefen HDMI to DVI Digital Audio Video Converter Adapter.

What is your take on this?

Thanks

DVI does not carry audio.
So a DVI->HDMI cable will only carry what the DVI port spits out (i.e. video only).

All that adaptor will do is take a DVI video input, and a separate audio input, and output via HDMI.

[STARCASINO]

DVI does not carry audio.
So a DVI->HDMI cable will only carry what the DVI port spits out (i.e. video only).

All that adaptor will do is take a DVI video input, and a separate audio input, and output via HDMI.


Thanks Sub, So one would need the DVI to HDMI cable, and a 3.5mm stereo plug to toslink, or RCA Phono Y Cable in the event your TV doesn't have Toslink.

I think we're straight now -- :)

GRACI!

[subvertbeats]

Thanks Sub, So one would need the DVI to HDMI cable, and a 3.5mm stereo plug to toslink, or RCA Phono Y Cable in the event your TV doesn't have Toslink.

I think we're straight now -- :)

GRACI!

Bang on yep - with that you'll be set up...

[khurt]

Alright, I'm going to be messing around with these porch settings, but a question: why should I fiddle with these settings if overscan isn't affecting my desktop? Wouldn't this mess the desktop configurations up as well?

Overscan is a TV only option. It does not appear for regular LCD monitors.

[subvertbeats]

Overscan is a TV only option. It does not appear for regular LCD monitors.

Mooey is using a TV ;)

[askelton]

Mooey - What TV are you using to view Boxee on.

If you're using DVI->HDMI set at 1920x1080 using a 1080p panel you need to turn on the pixel-matching option on your TV. This will map each pixel from your output to the TV's panel. You shouldn't therefore need to turn on overscan. I think this is mentioned above.

When you open boxee try pressing TAB to make sure it is definitely in full screen more, and then rather than using your mouse to calibrate the settings, use your keyboard. You should be able to use the arrow keys to do this. By using either your keyboard or your apple remote, you will then be able to control boxee, even if your mouse doesn't quite reach the corners of the screen.

[km556]

I have been having the same problem for so long but I just figured out how to do it! Download VLC media player for Mac and then drag the vlc player into your other screen click play and then blow up the image and it will show full on the screen!