TV pic size?

[Burnerman]

Out of my depth here.....
Bog standard Samsung flat screen telly - nowt special.
If theres any print on the screen, often the first couple of letters are missing, left and right.....just as if the transmitted image is too big.
On another TV, (another house) its the same, and playing DVD's makes no difference.
I've tried playing with the 'screen size' doo dah in the screen menu, but that makes no difference either.
Any clues anyone?
John

 

[HERTS P&D]

John have you tried to use fresh petrol in it? also the spark plug could do with a clean.

Let me know how you get on.

Andy

 

[Burnerman]

I lose patience with things like this big time.....and if anyone could write a short manual that people could understand, they'd make a bloody fortune
John

 

[ericmark]

I have same problem TV remote says INPUT then has three buttons under that saying D/A, TV/Radio, and picture of arrow going into a box. Why three buttons?

Mode four buttons TV, DVD, VCR, Live TV why complicate it if I want to use VCR I will use VCR remote.

Instructions on screen says Press "SELECT" but on remote not called "SELECT" it's called "OK".

Ratio and size are not the same. 16:9, 4:3, 14:9 is the ratio but zoom means it expends part of the picture likely zoom has been set and needs returning to normal.

 

[Lucid]

Out of my depth here.....
Bog standard Samsung flat screen telly - nowt special.
If theres any print on the screen, often the first couple of letters are missing, left and right.....just as if the transmitted image is too big.
On another TV, (another house) its the same, and playing DVD's makes no difference.
I've tried playing with the 'screen size' doo dah in the screen menu, but that makes no difference either.
Any clues anyone?
John

The chances are that the TV aspect ratio setting isn't quite right for you. This could be simply the "P.Size" button on the Samsung TV remote. Or it could be the picture shape setting from the source device (Sky box/ Virgin / Freeview recorder / Freesat recorder / DVD player etc etc)

When you are watching TV direct from the aerial input then I would expect P.Size to solve your problem. With Samsungs there are generally two settings that are correct. These are 16:9 and Just Scan. The 16:9 setting is correct for DVDs and standard definition TV channels. Just Scan is correct for Blu-rays and any HD TV channels if the set can receive them.

If your TV source is a Sky box or some form of external tuner/recorder box then you will probably have to check the settings in the box's setup menus. Make sure it is set for a TV aspect ratio of 16:9.

The same above applies to DVD players. Different makes of DVD player vary a little in the way this is accomplished. But they all have some way of accessing the player's set-up menus. Sometimes it's simply pressing a button marked "setup". Other times there's a way in via the player's menu settings. Your manual will give you the appropriate information. When you have found the setup menu, go to the video setup page and check that the TV screen shape is set to 16:9 (AKA Widescreen).

The above doesn't cover every possibility. But it does cover the most likely. Let us know how you get on. Have you changed the spark plug yet?

 

[Burnerman]

Some very useful info here, and many thanks for that! I'll have a twiddle in a bit.
My main telly is fed from Sky, but the box was a second hand one from an installer.....that could be an issue, I guess. The second set is a freeview from a standard aerial - I can't remember what normal telly is like but the DVD player (separate) gives me the same results as before.
Every time I look at the manuals my mind goes blank
Time to fit the set with sequential fuel injection I think
John

 

[Lucid]

If the Sky box uses a SCART socket to connect to your TV, then there will be a menu to change the picture shape. If it uses a HDMI cable then there will be no menu. It is set to 16:9 regardless.

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[Burnerman]

Just back from a couple of nights away, and happy to report that the hotel telly was just the same as mine
Will twiddle in good time.
John