Converting Video To Play on a Philip DVD Bottom Is Cut Off

[DJboutit]

I am converting videos to play on a Philips DVP3560 DVD Player bottom 1/2" to 3/4" of the the video is cut off how do I fix this?? I am converting these videos to mpeg2 avi and vob 720x480 4:3 or 16:9 with Freemake playing the video on a 18 to 20 yr old 19" tv. What do I need to do so a smaller part of the video at the bottom is not cut off??

[loster]

Sounds like overscan issue. What happens if you play the converted and original videos on a computer using VLC?

[DJboutit]

When I play the converted video on MPCHC no part of the video is cut off

[manono]

When I play the converted video on MPCHC no part of the video is cut off

Definitely Overscan. Everything you've ever seen on that TV has lost part of the picture. Maybe sometime you'll get a digital TV and no longer have the problem.

You could put a black border around the film but that loses resolution and is a bad idea, in my opinion. I hope you didn't burn subtitles too close to the bottom so they're cut off as well.

[DJboutit]

These videos do not need sub titles lol

[smrpix]

What do I need to do so a smaller part of the video at the bottom is not cut off??

Adjusting the vertical alignment on the TV might help too.