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   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 2 Sep 2025 17:05:23 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:   
      
   > For example, my 2008 Sony 32" LCD TV is 720p/1080i but supports   
   > 1080p (even though it isn't advertised). Nevertheless, if you run   
   > 720p or 1080p content on it, you'll notice that some of the content   
   > isn't on the screen. The sides are missing some content.   
      
   That’s called “overscan”. It’s a legacy from the early days of analog   
   broadcast TV, I think due to design limitations of CRT displays or   
   manufacturing tolerances or something. But basically it means you lose a   
   few percent of the picture around the edges.   
      
   I’m not sure how much of that carries over to digital broadcasts. I think   
   it still has to, for backward compatibility.   
      
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