Oversized picture on TV from 2nd gen. AppleTV

I have just purchased a new Apple TV which I was able to setup without a hitch however I've just noticed that all the movies I view appear too large for the TV so part of the picture is missing around the edge, as if the AppleTV has zoomed in a little (does that make sense?)
It displays correctly on the PC.
It makes no difference what the source of the video file is, or the dimensions of the .M4V file in my iTunes library. I've even purchased a movie from the Apple Store but it still zooms in a little.
Can anybody suggest why this is happening and what I can do to resolve it?
Thanks

sounds like your TV is either set to Zoom, or your TV has a large overscan setting.
try looking in your TV settings for something called "just scan" or "screen fit" or "1:1 pixel mapping" - those will turn overscan off.

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