VCD viewable area on TV

[joeven]

Upon playing, on a DVD player, some VCDs that I had made, I noticed that the image on my TV was cropped when compared to viewing the MPEG file on my computer. All four sides had some of the picture hidden.
Is there a way to capture and process the files so that the full image shows up on the TV screen? I would not mind a black band on the top and bottom if that is what is required.
Why is the aspect ratio for a VCD legal MPEG different than the aspect ratio of TV sets?

Thanks
Joe

[puertorican138]

Upon playing, on a DVD player, some VCDs that I had made, I noticed that the image on my TV was cropped when compared to viewing the MPEG file on my computer. All four sides had some of the picture hidden.

The cropping you see on your T.V is referred to as "Overscan".

[puertorican138]

Overscan:

The area at the edges of a television tube that is covered to hide possible video distortion. Overscan typically covers about 4 or 5 percent of the picture.

Hope That Helps!!! :P