# Resolution to 40 inch TV

**URL:** <https://forums.screenly.io/t/resolution-to-40-inch-tv/202>\
**Category:** Anthias\
**Created:** [November 26, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/resolution-to-40-inch-tv/202 "2019-11-26T14:35:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![poekel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@poekel](https://forums.screenly.io/u/poekel)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/resolution-to-40-inch-tv/202/1 "2019-11-26T14:35:55Z")

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Hi,  
I am very new to Screenly OSE but already like it !  
My question is  
I want to display a png image on the screen.  
I made the slide in powerpoint on my mac and exported it to png with resolution settings 1920 x 1440  
This works but it does not cover the whole TV screen. I get black space to the left and the right.  
What am i doing wrong ?  
Help appreciated!  
Greetz,  
Poekel

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**Author:** ![vpetersson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.screenly.io/vpetersson/32/8_2.png) [@vpetersson](https://forums.screenly.io/u/vpetersson)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/resolution-to-40-inch-tv/202/2 "2019-12-05T15:47:35Z")

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> I am very new to Screenly OSE but already like it !

Awesome!

> I want to display a png image on the screen.  
> I made the slide in powerpoint on my mac and exported it to png with resolution settings 1920 x 1440

This is incorrect. It needs to be 1920x1080. The only exception to this would be if you are using a Pi 4, but that’s not fully supported in Screenly OSE yet.

> This works but it does not cover the whole TV screen. I get black space to the left and the right. What am i doing wrong ?

Sounds like an overscan issue. You can change this using [raspi-config](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/raspi-config.md).

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**Author:** ![poekel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@poekel](https://forums.screenly.io/u/poekel)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/resolution-to-40-inch-tv/202/3 "2019-12-17T15:11:07Z")

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Hi,  
I now have 2 black bars above and below the slide.  
How can i correct that ?

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**Author:** ![poekel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@poekel](https://forums.screenly.io/u/poekel)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/resolution-to-40-inch-tv/202/4 "2019-12-17T18:11:01Z")

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Hi everybody,

I solved my problem !

Put this in /boot config.txt and reboot

disable\_overscan=1  
hdmi\_group=1  
hdmi\_mode=16

and the top and bottom black bar are gone !

```auto

```

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**Author:** ![poekel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@poekel](https://forums.screenly.io/u/poekel)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/resolution-to-40-inch-tv/202/5 "2019-12-24T15:12:50Z")

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Hi,  
I was to excited that i solved it. On my Dell 2419H everthing is ok. But when i use it on a Benq 24 inch or  
Samsung 245B Plus i get the black bars (above and bottom)  
Anyone have a solution ?