Question How To Set Picture Control Adjustment On Toshiba Combo Unit In HDMI Mode

[Sandy101]

I have a Toshiba 19LV506 combo unit. I've been using it with a VGA connection to Windows 7 computer but I now have a Windows 11 computer that uses only HDMI. The displayed computer screen is now slightly larger than the physical monitor screen. Small parts of the top, bottom and sides are cut off. There is a Picture Control Adjustment function in the menu displayed on the monitor screen, using the remote control, to adjust the picture. But that appears to be available only in PC (VGA) mode. When the monitor is set to HDMI mode the Picture Control Adjustment option does not come up as a menu selectable item on the screen. How can I adjust the display so nothing is truncated?

 

[COLGeek]

You don't adjust the settings on the TV. You adjust them via your PC. Change the scaling percentage.

Also, make sure your PC's display resolution matches your TV's native resolution, i.e, 1929x1080, etc.

 

[Sandy101]

You don't adjust the settings on the TV. You adjust them via your PC. Change the scaling percentage.

Also, make sure your PC's display resolution matches your TV's native resolution, i.e, 1929x1080, etc.

Thank you COLGeek for your reply. Win 11 has a strong warning by the scaling that if you change it it will be difficult to get back to what had been the scaling if you need to. I've done a search on Internet and found that to be true. One person changed the scaling but it messed up the display, and he couldn't get it back to what it had been. I saw lots of other posts complaining about how terrible Win 11 scaling is to use to try to get a better display with it. The common thread was how awful it is - and has been since Win 11 came out - and rarely helped get a satisfactory display from changing it (and that it also sometimes changed the resolution when the scaling was changed). After seeing all of that I'm not going to open this can of worms.

As for not adjusting the settings on the combo monitor, the unit HAS a Picture Control Adjustment setting control to shift/center the display. The problem is that control is only accessible when the unit is in PC (VGA) mode. When I switch it to HTMI mode that setting control cannot be selected. I don't understand why that should be the case. I don't see why HDMI mode would obviate using Picture Control Adjustment settings. It seems my only option is to get a universal HDMI-to-VGA adapter that works and use the Toshiba in PC(VGA) mode. (I have a Dell HDMI-to-VGA adapter but that works only with my small, old Dell monitor and not with the Toshiba combo where I get just a blank screen with the adapter.)