Overscan occurs on your high definition LCD, plasma and projection TVs when the video image is enlarged slightly and the outer 3% is cropped off. Engadget HD has an extremely thorough explanation of overscan, but we’ll boil down the important points here for you. Overscan is a remnant of CRT TV days when images...
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One of the most common questions from new widescreen TV owners is: “Why are there black bars on my widescreen TV?” The simple answer is that your TV and the video you watching have different aspect ratios. There is nothing wrong with your TV. This “pillar box effect” most often happens when you are...
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Today we added a tutorial on cleaning your projection TV lens and mirror. The lens and mirrors often get covered with a layer of dust and opening your TV case and cleaning off the dust can significantly improve your picture quality. Luckily, it’s a fairly easy process and shouldn’t take more than an hour...
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