Hdtv Formats; Optimizing Hdtv Viewing - Nvidia Quadro Workstation User Manual

Chapter 6
Configuring HDTV

HDTV Formats

• 480i/480p ‐ resolution of 720 x 480 interlaced/ resolution of 720 x 480 progressive
• 576i/576p – resolution of 720 x 576 interlaced/ resolution of 720 x 576 progressive
• 720p – resolution of 1280 x 720 progressive
• 1080i/1080p – resolution of 1920 x 1080 interlaced/resolution of 1920 x 1080
progressive
If the selected resolution lines are smaller than the selected HDTV format, then black
borders will be visible, but if the selected resolution lines are more than the selected
HDTV format, the desktop should start panning. To select these formats, see "Using
HDTV Formats" on page 81.
If you use plasma displays with burn‐in display issues, you can use the Video
border option on the TV Output page to display grey instead of black for the borders
when the selected resolution is smaller than the selected native HDTV format. See
"Device Adjustments — TV Output" on page 69.

Optimizing HDTV Viewing

The NVIDIA driver provides three user‐correction methods — "Underscan",
"Overscan Shift", and Overscan Shift — to solve the problem of the Windows
desktop overscanned and cutting off the Windows taskbar Start button.
Table 6.3 summarizes the various correction methods and reasons for use.
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