Re: MCE not running full screen

Finally discovered the problem! It was a setting in the ATI video
system indicating the refresh rate was not the
same as the desktop (it, in fact recommended to set it as some software
cannot use the Windows refresh rate).
When set to "same as desktop" everything works as it should 1280x1024
using full screen!
Only took 3 days!
Thanks again Doug for responding!
Frank

Frank wrote:
Yes, most the LCD's have access buttons but this Samsung does not have
any buttons other than off/on therefore I cannot
locate any menuing system for this model. It is software controlled and
I have "magic tune" software that adjust brightness/contrast etc. but I
do not have anything that will refresh or rest or auto adjust. I do
notice that changing the resolution to 1024 causes the auto adjust to
appear but when
moving to 1280/1024 or 1360/1024 does not. More questions than answers!
I am still not convinced it is the LCD, as it could be
video cards and/or MCE.
They make them "easier" to use yet much more complicated to
troubleshoot!

Frank

Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote:
For me, its not software, its a built-in feature in the menu system of the flat panel.

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"Frank" <cosmic_devil16@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1156448377.147040.58510@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks Doug but I cannot seem to find the right software to do this
reset. What I did do was to adjust the screen resolution to 1360 x 1024
and media center now covers the full screen. I have no idea why.
Windows itself (desktop) still appears to be 1280 x 1024 yet it says
1360 x 1024 in the properties. I am at a loss here for sure.

Still tinkering to find an answer (one that I can understand, anyway!)
Frank

Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote:
Some LCD's have an auto adjust feature. Mine does for example, and it may need to be set/reset. I've got one PC where on a clean install, the video may be shifted to the left by 1/8 th of the screen initially, when using MCE in full screen mode. Telling it to Auto Adjust clears it up.

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"Frank" <cosmic_devil16@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1156419633.408414.31950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
LCD, Samsung 19" 960B something or other

Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote:
What are you using for a display? TV, LCD, standard PC Monitor?

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"Frank" <cosmic_devil16@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1156419173.225655.273780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have been searching for an answer but cannot find one. Running MCE
maximized on the desktop and it does not use the full screen. It leaves
about an inch to the right unused. If I restore it to a window I am
able to move the window around the desktop. It is as though when
maximized it does not recognize the LCD's resolution?

Anyone know how to fix this? HP D820, 1gb Mem, ATI-128mb and MCE 2002
all patched to the hilt!




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