Definitions

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  • noun television The situation where a video image does not fill the entire screen but is surrounded by a border (originally caused by manufacturing variations).

Etymologies

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under- +‎ scan

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Examples

  • The Radeon driver in 2.6.36 adds support for underscan, HyperZ and tiling.

    The H - Grand unified feed 2010

  • The Radeon driver in 2.6.36 adds support for underscan, HyperZ and tiling.

    The H - Grand unified feed 2010

  • The Radeon driver in 2.6.36 adds support for underscan, HyperZ and tiling.

    tuxmachines.org aggregator 2010

  • The Radeon driver in 2.6.36 adds support for underscan, HyperZ and tiling.

    The H Security 2010

  • The Radeon driver in 2.6.36 adds support for underscan, HyperZ and tiling.

    tuxmachines.org aggregator 2010

  • Also noted is the new model's substitution of a HDMI output port for its predecessor's mini-DVI port, accompanied by an updated Displays pane of System Preferences that lets you adjust video underscan.

    Applelinks.com 2010

  • However, since we were going through our receiver we had and issue with underscan.

    HDTV Magazine 2010

  • Preferences to let you adjust the underscan level so the mini's video output better fits your

    PCWorld 2010

  • In addition, Apple has tweaked the Displays pane of System Preferences to let you adjust the underscan level so the mini's video output better fits your TV screen.

    Macworld 2010

  • The Radeon driver in 2.6.36 adds support for underscan, HyperZ and tiling.

    The H - Grand unified feed 2010

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