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Author Topic: Active TV - Only shows part of pic on TV  (Read 7363 times)

hthoene

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Active TV - Only shows part of pic on TV
« on: February 23, 2008, 12:39:12 PM »
I just installed the latest Active TV server version on my Windows Vista desktop, connected to my DSM-520.

The installation works, and using the Active TV client on the PC works fine too.

When I connect with the DSM-520 to the Active TV server the connection works fine, and it comes up with the main navigation screen. But on my LCD screen (connected via HDMI to the DSM) I only see a small portion (upper left) of the actual screen - hugely enlarged. When I click the "menu" key to exit, it briefly shows the screen in normal size and then exits.

Any idea what I could do to solve this?

Thanks
Hermann
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mhumphri

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Re: Active TV - Only shows part of pic on TV
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2008, 07:47:36 AM »
I also have the same problem.
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ECF

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Re: Active TV - Only shows part of pic on TV
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2008, 04:26:52 PM »
Try changing the resolution on your television try it in 1080P and 720p or 720i.
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ricky_kt

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Re: Active TV - Only shows part of pic on TV
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 04:34:09 PM »
I got the same problem but I have a regular analog TV.  How do I adjust the resolution ?
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ECF

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Re: Active TV - Only shows part of pic on TV
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2008, 04:49:54 PM »
Hmm I have never herd of this being possible connected analog. Do you have the latest version of ActiveTV release 1.30.08 version 2.54.2926?
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hthoene

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Re: Active TV - Only shows part of pic on TV
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2008, 06:12:19 PM »
ok, after the comments I figured out my problem:

I had my DSM-520 set to HDMI output, but actually I was using the Composite output to connect to the flat screen.

After I changed the settings on the 520 to "Composite, 1080i" the picture looks now perfect with Active TV.

I did some more testing by using an HDMI cable to connect to the TV (and setting the 520 to HDMI output). However - with that setting I still had some display problems - I saw 3/4 of the screen, but a bit was still cut off on the right side.

Looks like Active TV is much more sensitive about different output settings etc. then the DSM-520 in general - as all multi-media content worked fine before.

/Hermann
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