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steveh · 17-01-2011, 12:36

So I've got a telly that lets me set overscan on for SD broadcasts (getting rid of the rough edges and using only the viewing area a SD TV would expect) and overscan off for HD broadcasts (so the pixels from the broadcast are exactly what the TV shows).

However, the V HD box upscales SD content to HD so the TV isn't able to choose the right setting. So either you get annoying rough edges to the screen on SD content or you lose picture on HD (including chopping the discreet BBC DOG on HD on-demand shows).

Am I missing something or is this just the way it is? Couldn't the V HD box output according to whether a broadcast is SD or HD, or cut the edges when it upscales SD content?

17-01-2011, 12:36	#1
steveh Inactive Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 272	TV overscan So I've got a telly that lets me set overscan on for SD broadcasts (getting rid of the rough edges and using only the viewing area a SD TV would expect) and overscan off for HD broadcasts (so the pixels from the broadcast are exactly what the TV shows). However, the V HD box upscales SD content to HD so the TV isn't able to choose the right setting. So either you get annoying rough edges to the screen on SD content or you lose picture on HD (including chopping the discreet BBC DOG on HD on-demand shows). Am I missing something or is this just the way it is? Couldn't the V HD box output according to whether a broadcast is SD or HD, or cut the edges when it upscales SD content?