Ability to eliminate overscan
editMost manufacturers seem to use the same overscan/view mode options on 1080p TVs throughout their product lines for any given model year, so this information corresponds to these manufacturers' 2008 1080p TVs. There could be some slight variations among TVs even from the same manufacturer, but these charts should really be accurate.
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almost 100% sure overscan can be disabled on this input at this resolution |
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almost 100% sure overscan cannot be disabled on this input at this resolution |
| ? | I'm gonna need some help from users on this one |
| N/A | not applicable, this resolution cannot be carried over this input |
| N/S | not supported, this TV doesn't support this resolution on this input |
| Input | 480i | 480p | 720p | 1080i | 1080p |
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| Composite | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| S-Video | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Input | 480i | 480p | 720p | 1080i | 1080p |
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| Composite | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| S-Video | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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NOTE: I'm doubtful that Panasonic LCD TVs support no overscan on 720p sources, though I can't confirm this just yet.
| Input | 480i | 480p | 720p | 1080i | 1080p |
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| Composite | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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NOTE: I've read reviews that Samsung TVs still chop off 3 pixels (not sure if its rows or columns) on 720p sources, so overscan isn't truly eliminated on 720p sources.
| Input | 480i | 480p | 720p | 1080i | 1080p |
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| Composite | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| S-Video | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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NOTE: These are the two relevant view modes "for HD programs" that the manual details:
Dot by Dot (1080i/p only): Detects the resolution of the signal and displays an image with the same number of pixels on the screen.
Full Screen (720p only): You can select "Full Screen" only when receiving a 720p signal.
From this, I can't completely figure out if the "Full Screen" view mode for 720p sources disables overscan or not. Furthermore, the manual gives this note:
When using Dot by Dot, it is possible to see noise or bars around different outer portions of the screen. Please change view mode to correct this.
This suggests that Dot by Dot (for 1080i and 1080p) really does display the image without overscan, but since there's no similar note about Full Screen (for 720p), I'm starting to think maybe Full Screen doesn't entirely eliminate overscan on 720p sources. Need some help from users on this one.
| Input | 480i | 480p | 720p | 1080i | 1080p |
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| Composite | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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SECTV channels
edit| Channel Name | Analog Number | Digital Number | HD Number + Res. |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCBS-2 NY CBS 2 | 2 | ||
| KYW-3 Philadelphia CBS 3 | 3 | 58-9 | 109-2, 1080i |
| WPHL-17 Philadelphia MyPHL17 | 4 | 76-5 | 106-2, 720p |
| WNYW-5 New York FOX 5 | 5 | 74-5 | |
| WPVI-6 Philadelphia 6 ABC | 6 | 76-6 | 109-3, 720p |
| WPXN-31 New York-ION ION Television 31 | 7 | 59-8 | |
| WFMZ-69 Allentown WFMZ Channel 69 | 8 | 68-5 | |
| WWOR-9 New York My9 | 9 | 74-2 | |
| WCAU-10 Philadelphia NBC 10 | 10 | 58-8 | 112-1, 1080i |
| WPIX-11 New York New York's CW 11 | 11 | 73-7 | |
| WLVT-39 Allentown PBS 39 | 12 | 67-9 | |
| WTXF-29 Philadelphia FOX 29 | 13 | 58-6 | 106-1, 720p |
| QVC | 14 | 58-2 | |
| The Weather Channel | 15 | 76-9 | |
| WXTV-41 Univision Univision 41 Nueva York | 16 | 73-10 | |
| WNBC-4 New York 4 New York | 17 | 74-3 | |
| WMBC-63 Newton WMBC-TV 63 | 18 | ||
| WABC-7 New York ABC 7 | 19 | ||
| LV AccuWeather | 20 | 73-4 | |
| WHYY-12 Philadelphia WHYY TV12 | 21 | 73-1 | |
| SECTV2, Time, Weather | 22 | 73-8 | |
| WNJT-52 Trenton NJN | 23 | ||
| ESPN | 24 | 69-6 | |
| ESPN2 | 25 | 69-10 | |
| MSG | 26 | ||
| YES | 27 | ||
| Comcast SportsNet | 28 | 74-8 | 110-3, 1080i |
| NFL Network | 29 | 69-4 | |
| SportsNet NY | 30 | ||
| The Golf Channel | 31 | 73-5 | |
| The Big Ten Network | 32 | 73-2 | |
| TBS | 33 | 66-3 | |
| TNT | 34 | 66-1 | |
| USA | 35 | 67-1 | |
| FX | 36 | 68-8 | |
| CNBC | 37 | 74-4 | |
| MSNBC | 38 | 74-9 | |
| FOX News | 39 | 59-10 | |
| CNN | 40 | 66-4 | |
| CNN Headline News | 41 | 66-5 | |
| Discovery Channel | 42 | 76-10 | |
| Animal Planet | 43 | 75-3 | |
| Lifetime | 44 | 59-2 | |
| A&E | 45 | 76-7 | |
| MTV | 46 | 66-8 | |
| VH1 | 47 | 66-10 | |
| C-SPAN | 48 | 73-6 | |
| Delaware Valley School/Public Access (PEG) | 49 | ||
| Public Access | 50 | 69-1 | |
| WBPH-60 Bethlehem WBPH | 51 | 73-9 | |
| EWTN | 53 | 59-1 | |
| WPSG-57 CW Philadelphia The CW Philly | 57 | 58-4 | 110-2, 1080i |
| The Disney Channel | 60 | 67-6 | |
| Toon Disney | 61 | 75-4 | |
| Cartoon Network | 62 | 66-2 | |
| Nickelodeon | 63 | 66-9 | |
| TV Land | 64 | 66-7 | |
| ABC Family | 65 | 67-8 | |
| Food Network | 70 | 67-5 | |
| HGTV | 71 | 67-4 | |
| WE tv | 72 | 68-6 | |
| TLC | 77 | 68-3 | |
| The History Channel | 78 | 68-2 | |
| The Travel Channel | 79 | 76-4 | |
| Spike | 80 | 68-10 | |
| CMT | 81 | 68-9 | |
| SCI FI | 82 | 67-2 | |
| AMC | 83 | 76-1 | |
| Turner Classic Movies | 84 | 67-3 | |
| E! Entertainment Television | 85 | 68-7 | |
| Comedy Central | 86 | 69-3 | |
| GSN | 87 | 75-2 | |
| SOAPnet | 88 | 59-5 | |
| Oxygen | 89 | 75-6 | |
| Discovery Health Channel | 90 | 58-3 | |
| National Geographic Channel | 91 | 75-8, 102-1 | |
| Outdoor Channel | 92 | 75-9 | |
| Versus | 93 | 75-7 | |
| Hallmark Channel | 94 | 75-10 | |
| INSP - The Inspiration Network | 95 | 59-3 | |
| Home Shopping Network (HSN) | 96 | 58-1 | |
| ShopNBC | 97 | 69-2 | |
| SPEED | 100 | 59-4 | |
| BBC America | 115 | 75-5 | |
| Bravo | 121 | 66-6 | |
| truTV | 122 | 76-3 | |
| Style Network | 123 | 67-10 | |
| AmericanLife TV Network | 124 | 75-1 | |
| Latin Unlimited TV | 125 | 59-9 | |
| Black Entertainment Television (BET) | 126 | 69-9 | |
| FitTV | 127 | 68-1 | |
| C-SPAN2 | 130 | 114-7 | |
| Y Arts | 114-6 | ||
| NASA TV (NASA Public channel) | 105-1 | ||
| WALN-120 Allentown WALN TV-120 | 104-11 | ||
| PBS 39 Kids | 105-3 | ||
| NHL Network | 114-4 | ||
| NBA TV | 114-5 | ||
| Tennis Channel | 114-3 | ||
| ESPNEWS | 74-6, 105-9 | ||
| ESPNU | 105-5 | ||
| WTVE-51 Reading Philadelphia's WTVE 51 | 58-5 | ||
| WNEP-16 Scranton WNEP TV 16 | 58-7 | ||
| Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) | 59-6 | ||
| PCN (Pennsylvania Cable Network) | 67-7 | ||
| ESPN Classic | 74-7 | ||
| PBS 39 Create | 105-7 |
Club Nintendo games
edit| Title | Release date | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Crossing: City Folk | 11/16/2008 | 11/16/2013 |
| Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree | 6/17/2007 | 6/17/2012 |
| Endless Ocean | 1/21/2008 | 1/21/2013 |
| Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | 11/11/2007 | 11/11/2012 |
| Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 11/19/2006 | 11/19/2011 |
| Link's Crossbow Training | 11/19/2007 | 11/19/2012 |
| Mario Kart Wii | 4/27/2008 | 4/27/2013 |
| Mario Party 8 | 5/29/2007 | 5/29/2012 |
| Mario Strikers Charged | 7/30/2007 | 7/30/2012 |
| Mario Super Sluggers | 8/25/2008 | 8/25/2013 |
| Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | 8/27/2007 | 8/27/2012 |
| Pokemon Battle Revolution | 6/25/2007 | 6/25/2012 |
| Super Mario Galaxy | 11/12/2007 | 11/12/2012 |
| Super Paper Mario | 4/9/2007 | 4/9/2012 |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 3/9/2008 | 3/9/2013 |
| Wario Land: Shake It! | 9/22/2008 | 9/22/2013 |
| WarioWare: Smooth Moves | 1/15/2007 | 1/15/2012 |
| Wii Fit | 5/21/2008 | 5/21/2013 |
| Wii Music | 10/20/2008 | 10/20/2013 |
| Wii Play | 2/12/2007 | 2/12/2012 |