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wryter2000

(47,333 posts)
Wed Jan 1, 2020, 01:37 PM Jan 2020

I hope I can ask a DVR question here

I somehow enlarged the display on my DVR so all the information doesn't fit on my TV screen. As a result, I can only read part of the information on Netflix.

How can I shrink the display so it fits my TV?

Thanks

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I hope I can ask a DVR question here (Original Post) wryter2000 Jan 2020 OP
Look for the Aspect button somewhere on your remotes Baked Potato Jan 2020 #1
No aspect button wryter2000 Jan 2020 #2
Glad u found it! Baked Potato Jan 2020 #8
Besides Aspect another possibility is that the DVR supports resolutions larger than your TV mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #3
Thanks wryter2000 Jan 2020 #4
Also, just noticed on the TV remote wryter2000 Jan 2020 #5
YES! mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #6
That was it wryter2000 Jan 2020 #9
I found it wryter2000 Jan 2020 #7

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
1. Look for the Aspect button somewhere on your remotes
Wed Jan 1, 2020, 01:55 PM
Jan 2020

When we had cable, our TV and DVR both had Aspect buttons. It may be in your TV setup menu too.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. Besides Aspect another possibility is that the DVR supports resolutions larger than your TV
Wed Jan 1, 2020, 02:17 PM
Jan 2020

Such as if you had a 4K-capable DVR with a 1080p TV, and the DVR was set to output 4K. Or your TV got set to 720p mode while the DVR is still outputting 1080p.

These are less likely, but conceivable scenarios ... an issue with Aspect is more likely ... you may have a zoom mode enable on the TV. A clue to this would be whether other sources appear cut off as well (like a cable box or dvd player or whatnot ... if the TV aspect was zoomed, it would likely be for all sources ... though not all TV's are like that).

Edit: look for buttons on TV remote labeled Zoom, Picture, Aspect, or a screen icon w/arrows pointing outwards away from the screen. Or check menus ... normally it's on the remote. Note this is PROBABLY on the TV remote i.e. the one that came w/the TV ... but could be adjusted on another one if you programmed other remotes with the code to operate your TV directly. TV remote is your best bet to fix it even if it didn't cause it to begin with.

wryter2000

(47,333 posts)
4. Thanks
Wed Jan 1, 2020, 02:42 PM
Jan 2020

The TV looks right, but I could be missing part of the picture around the edges and not realizing it. I'll start with the TV remote and see what I can find.

It was normal when I first started using the DVR with Netflix, so I know it can be right. I think it's one of those things where I punched a button by mistake and didn't realize what I'd done. (I do that with computers all the time, like the notebook I'm typing on right now.)

wryter2000

(47,333 posts)
7. I found it
Wed Jan 1, 2020, 03:10 PM
Jan 2020

It was the P.size button on the TV remote. I had to hit it a couple of times to get it right. First, it gave me an image that was too small, but the second time, it came out just right.

It had to be something to screw up easily because I hadn't been messing with the settings. This little button is right at the bottom of the remote, where I could bump it by mistake.

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