MacBook Pro to tv problems

gohawks008 · gohawks008 #1 (**permalink**)

01-18-2012, 06:46 PM

i am trying to hook up my mac pro to a panasonic tv to use as a monitor. it hooks up and displays a picture, but the top and bottom portions of the screen are cut off. i have fiddled with the display options with no luck. i am mirroring my screen. i am pretty sure i need a 1280x800 display for it to show up correctly on my tv, but there is not 1280x800 option that i can select. every setting seems to overscan on my tv. is there a way i can manually choose the resolution?

rabbitjetta · rabbitjetta #2 (**permalink**)

01-18-2012, 11:30 PM

it doesn't allow 1280x800 in system preferences?

gohawks008 · gohawks008 #3 (**permalink**)

01-19-2012, 11:54 AM

nope. it does for the LCD screen, for the computer itself im guessing, but not under where it says "panasonic tv"

rabbitjetta · rabbitjetta #4 (**permalink**)

01-19-2012, 09:42 PM

maybe your mac doesnt have enough power to power the screen.

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gohawks008 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 18, 2012 Posts: 2	01-18-2012, 06:46 PM i am trying to hook up my mac pro to a panasonic tv to use as a monitor. it hooks up and displays a picture, but the top and bottom portions of the screen are cut off. i have fiddled with the display options with no luck. i am mirroring my screen. i am pretty sure i need a 1280x800 display for it to show up correctly on my tv, but there is not 1280x800 option that i can select. every setting seems to overscan on my tv. is there a way i can manually choose the resolution?
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rabbitjetta #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 08, 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 883 Mac Specs: 13" Retina Pro, iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPod touch 3-5, iMac 27	01-18-2012, 11:30 PM it doesn't allow 1280x800 in system preferences?
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rabbitjetta #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 08, 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 883 Mac Specs: 13" Retina Pro, iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPod touch 3-5, iMac 27	01-19-2012, 09:42 PM maybe your mac doesnt have enough power to power the screen.
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