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    another question... regarding TV's as MM monitors.

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    • justjim1220J Offline
      justjim1220 Module Developer
      last edited by

      I am setting up my mirror using a 42" tv
      My issue is that the TV cuts off the MM display around all 4 edges

      Anyone know how to fix this?

      I have tried changing resolution and display size and all that.
      I was hoping someone may have an idea of how it could be done using the MM code… :thinking_face: :thinking_face: :thinking_face:

      "Life's Too Short To Dance With Ugly People"
      Jim Hallock - 1995

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        Seann Module Developer @justjim1220
        last edited by

        @justjim1220 Seems to me like it would be your tv settings, maybe autosize the picture or change the aspect ratio. If not try changing the resolution from the computer your using to display

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        • Mykle1M Offline
          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @justjim1220
          last edited by

          @justjim1220

          You’re not talking about the body margins, are you?

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          • justjim1220J Offline
            justjim1220 Module Developer @Mykle1
            last edited by

            @mykle1

            Well, I did play with them a bit, but didn’t really get anywhere
            using custom.css, of course!

            "Life's Too Short To Dance With Ugly People"
            Jim Hallock - 1995

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            • Mykle1M Offline
              Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @justjim1220
              last edited by

              @justjim1220

              I’m not understanding what you mean by “the TV cuts off the MM display around all 4 edges”. The MM display is outside the edges of the monitor?

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              • justjim1220J Offline
                justjim1220 Module Developer @Mykle1
                last edited by

                @mykle1
                yep

                "Life's Too Short To Dance With Ugly People"
                Jim Hallock - 1995

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                • justjim1220J Offline
                  justjim1220 Module Developer @Mykle1
                  last edited by

                  @mykle1
                  I will take a couple pics…

                  "Life's Too Short To Dance With Ugly People"
                  Jim Hallock - 1995

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                  • Mykle1M Offline
                    Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @justjim1220
                    last edited by Mykle1

                    @justjim1220

                    It sounds like a “zoom in” is being deployed. Try this while MM is running:

                    Zoom Out = Control and - (That’s a dash/minus sign)

                    Default Display Size = Control and 0 (That’s a zero)

                    This should survive restart and reboot.

                    EDIT

                    Just thought of something else. If you played with margins in css already, you may not have cleared those changes. Negative margins would do the same thing

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                    • Mykle1M Offline
                      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @justjim1220
                      last edited by

                      @justjim1220

                      Never mind about the zoom in and out. I just tested both. They both stay within the margins of the display so investigate the css further

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                        sdetweil @Mykle1
                        last edited by

                        @mykle1 on one of my tvs this is called overscan in the tv display settings

                        Sam

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                        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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