MacBook airplay does not fill tv screen - small border

ATV3 & 2013 MacBook Retina


When I use airplay desktop mirroring, and set to use the ATV display ratio . . .


It works, the MacBook display changes ratio to match the TV 16:9. But the ATV does not completely fill the screen. There is about a 2 inch black border all around the TV image. So my 46" TV looks like a 42" TV. When I turn off airplay, the Mac screen goes back to normal and the TV screen is full again.

Apple TV (3rd generation)

Posted on Oct 27, 2013 9:09 AM

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Oct 27, 2013 10:25 AM in response to Chandler06021998

So I would have to adjust the TV every time I go into airplay (and change it back when done)? I suppose I could do that, but what a pain. Since the regular ATV display fills the screen, you would think you could use airplay without doing tv adjustments. No one would do that.

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Nov 11, 2013 11:03 AM in response to user1724

I was having the same issue. I discovered a setting in the Apple TV Video settings.

Adjust For AirPlay Overscan

it was ON, so I switched it OFF and poof the screen is now 1080 and not compressed into a smaller area with a black border. not sure why this would be ON be default without some kind of first run question to choose the setting or something...

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Dec 4, 2013 7:37 AM in response to user1724

I was having similar issues. In the end, a combination of switching HDMI ports (to the one labelled 'computer' - duh!), and Steven's suggestion to switch 'Adjust for Airplay Overscan' did it for me. Just adjusting for overscan alone or switching the port alone didn't do it. I put this out there in case this saves anyone else some time (as I've spent ages on this)!

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May 14, 2014 1:57 PM in response to user1724

Ahhh, thanks OP, thanks Steven, and thanks the internet. Another problem solved.


Not so much thanks to Apple for defaulting an option that meant I had a 2" border around my airplay image, but thanks for including an option to turn that 'feature' off.


Nice.

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