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[Mike Hicks <1256134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

I am visiting my parents who have a Samsung HDTV capable of 1920x1080i
resolution (30/60Hz interlaced).  When I plug in my Dell laptop
(Inspiron N4010) with its integrated Intel graphics, I am unable to get
the image to display correctly -- it appears cropped, with several
percent of the top, bottom, left, and right missing -- I can't see the
left-hand launch bar or the top menu bar on the screen.  This HDTV
displays correctly under Windows.

I haven't been able to find any underscan/overscan setting for the
display driver, either through xrandr or the Gnome display settings
screen.

This is something that should more or less "just work".  I have fought
this problem periodically since I bought the laptop in 2010, but the
situation has stayed about the same each time I have tried.  This
appears to be a fairly long-standing issue, and from my searching
around, I suspect there may be a common root cause among Intel, nVidia,
and ATI graphics devices.

lsb_release -rd:
Description:	Ubuntu 13.04
Release:	13.04

/proc/version_signature:
Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Image appears cropped (underscan/overscan) on external HDTV display

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am visiting my parents who have a Samsung HDTV capable of 1920x1080i
  resolution (30/60Hz interlaced).  When I plug in my Dell laptop
  (Inspiron N4010) with its integrated Intel graphics, I am unable to
  get the image to display correctly -- it appears cropped, with several
  percent of the top, bottom, left, and right missing -- I can't see the
  left-hand launch bar or the top menu bar on the screen.  This HDTV
  displays correctly under Windows.

  I haven't been able to find any underscan/overscan setting for the
  display driver, either through xrandr or the Gnome display settings
  screen.

  This is something that should more or less "just work".  I have fought
  this problem periodically since I bought the laptop in 2010, but the
  situation has stayed about the same each time I have tried.  This
  appears to be a fairly long-standing issue, and from my searching
  around, I suspect there may be a common root cause among Intel,
  nVidia, and ATI graphics devices.

  lsb_release -rd:
  Description:	Ubuntu 13.04
  Release:	13.04

  /proc/version_signature:
  Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11

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