I am trying to display my Mac Pro on a PANASONIC TX-L32E3B TV

Hi
Having trouble with this. HDMI input gives me a desktop image larger than the screen. Dock and top menus off screen and no matter what res settings I use they don't get pulled in. None of the resolution settings give me crisp detail, the fonts are especially fuzzy. Currently I am running a 22 inch HP monitor and HDMI through that is so crisp and sharp. I would have thought that despite the increased screen size and HD TV would be the same
There is a VGA input for PC however. I see the white boot up screen with the grey apple but when the desktop should appear the screen goes black.
Anyone out there help?
Thanks,
Phil.

Apple monitor costs more than your TV!
FWIW, my Sony TV is connected via DVI through a converter box but I have an enabled Underscan setting for that display although I have no need to use it.
I lookd at your manual and it does have an advance Picture setting they refer to as "16:9 Overscan".  I guess that's the on/off toggle you are referring to in your last post.  Sounds like it should be off.
Well, I don't know.  I would expect this to work.  Maybe the EDID info is getting fouled up in some way.
Update: Another thought -- what about the zoom control on your TV?  Did you fiddle with it?  Looking at your manual it looks like they refer to it as "Aspect".

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