TV as second display has black border

I use a panasonic 42" 720 plasma to watch movies on. there is always a black border.
I can't find any settings on the tv or the computer to fix this. Am I missing something?
I'm using a HDMI cable thru mini DVI port.
Thanks KC

Hello KC:
Welcome to Apple discussions.
I do not do what you describe, but see if this article is of help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=QuickTime%20Player/7.6/en/c2qt4.htm l
Barry

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