Video "clip off at bottom" Does TV size matter?

[littlecramp]

I converted a avi fil (divx, mp3) into mpg(vcd standard, ntsc film) and burn it as a vcd format. Viewing from the PC is no problem ie. no clipped off portion! But when I play it with a vcd player, whether I toggle pal/ntsc, the bottom portion is clipped off. This was view on a toshiba 21" TV.

I tried using the same vcd player and watch it on a 24" Samsung TV. The full image is displayed. What's does the size of the TV got to do with the display? Does TV also has pal/ntsc standard?

Initially, I converted the avi-format as pal as my country use pal standard.
But the "clipped off" occured. Upon reading the instrustion on converting, I realize that it is best to convert to format based on the frame rate. As the avi frame-rate is 23.976fps, I had to encode it as ntsc film using tmpgenc!

I post at the wrong section!

[vitualis]

Search for "TV Overscan" in the forums and all will become clear.

There is ALWAYS part of the video image that is not visible on a TV screen. All video/DVD/broadcast material account for this when the content is being made.

You should allow for up to 10% on each side of your content to be potentially cropped by overscan.

Regards.

[littlecramp]

But Im using wizard to do the conversion! And the bigger size TV seem to provide the correct display.

[bugster]

Some TV's have more 'Overscan' than others. It is nothing to do with the size of the display, nor the way you have encoded your video, simply the make/model of the various TV's you are using. Different ones behave differently, get used to it!

[DJRumpy]

Feeling a little cranky there bugster?