From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2D17138247 for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2013 19:26:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 49A7BE0AE0; Fri, 8 Nov 2013 19:26:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 64C35E0ACD for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2013 19:26:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 959B233F23C for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2013 19:26:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.098 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.098 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-2.297, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=1.2, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ESCBDpY6r7TX for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2013 19:26:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C0C5733F1C6 for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2013 19:26:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Verh6-0003tG-Fr for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:26:12 +0100 Received: from dsl.comtrol.com ([64.122.56.22]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:26:12 +0100 Received: from grant.b.edwards by dsl.comtrol.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:26:12 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Grant Edwards Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Video card with two ports. Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 19:25:52 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <52706FD6.6070606@gmail.com> <20131030032004.GA427@waltdnes.org> <20131030162043.39a66623@hactar.digimed.co.uk> <52714740.80009@gmail.com> <20131031011430.GB7785@waltdnes.org> <5271BC86.7050108@gmail.com> <52744ACA.7060408@gmail.com> <71d2b063-300b-43d3-8a27-f43cd769853c@email.android.com> <5274D4FE.9050302@gmail.com> <20131103223911.GD2177@nukleus> <527C7ADB.5050803@gmail.com> X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl.comtrol.com User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: df0c7028-2b82-442f-9d5d-3bfa4cb67c96 X-Archives-Hash: 172558a44bcd5143441fcaaf3433afaf On 2013-11-08, Daniel Frey wrote: > > I am assuming this is a TV? All TVs apply overscan to inputs and that > is what you are seeing. FWIW, the history of overscan (why it existed in CRT-based TVs and why it was kept when they switched to Plasma/LCD) is rather interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Don't hit me!! I'm in at the Twilight Zone!!! gmail.com