APEX AT3208S I HAVE AN APEX AT3208S AND THE PICTURE DOES NOT FIT THE SCREEN. I THINK IT IS PROGRAMMED WRONG OR THE ASPECT RATIO IS WRONG. HELP?

Hi,
Go into the Menu
& select the screen size options, which will be in settings somewhere.
Scroll through the screen size options until you find the one that's the best fit for your TV setup.
(You're probably in 'large box' right now & '16x9' will probably give you the best outcome.?)
Best of luck.

In the newer TVs the aspect ratio is a separate setting 480 ,730 etc. Others you just go to settings,menu, picture, and select viewing preference. It can also depend on the source. some streaming devices, dvd, etc have aspect settings of their own.. check both.

Picture size depends on how the program is broadcast to the TV. You can use shrink, letterbox on some tv's to expand a picture but the aspect ratio will be wrong. There is no adjustments if a program is broadcast in standard definition and viewed on a HI definition TV.

CHANGING THE SCREEN ASPECT RATIO: ( From Manual )
The TV can display images in four different modes: Wide, Zoom, Panoramic, and Normal. Each mode displays the picture differently. To change the screen aspect ratio:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the Wide icon. Press OK.
3. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight your desired screen mode and press OK:
• Normal preserves the content's original aspect ratio. Since the 4:3 aspect ratio is not large enough to fill the TV's screen, black bars are added to the left and right of the display image.
• Wide stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of the screen. Since the picture is being stretched, the display image may appear distorted. If the program is already formatted for widescreen viewing (1.85:1 or 2.35:1), then black bars will appear on the top and bottom of the display image.
• Zoom expands images with black bars to fit the screen.
• Panoramic expands the display image to fill the screen.
images may appear wider than intended.
If you are watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This option is only available when the TV is displaying a 480i/480p source.

There is no aspect ratio adjustment can be seen in the user manual of your TV. Try change the aspect ratio of the picture by PC. If you are interested to get a copy of the user manual to your TV, send your email address to me, and get a copy of it by return mail.

athacker,
This is a result of the aspect ratio being set to the wrong setting for what video source you are watching. Go into your menu and select picture>aspect ratio>normal. Then play with the five different modes to maximize the picture for the source you are watching.

I hope I was able to help. Please rate this answer if I was able to do so.

Thanks,
-Chris

You cannot change aspect ratio when recieving HD signal. Try changing the cable box or satellite box format or aspect ratio.

I have the same problem and the only thing I could do was to change the name of the input on your tv to pc on the menu screen and it should set it to 1080p reduced this will fit the whole picture and set your screen res on your computer to 1920x1080
hope this helps

Setting the picture size aspect ratio for your TV type Support SaskTel

How to set the proper shape or aspect ratio for your HDTV

https://www.xfinity.com/support/cable-tv/tv-aspect-troubleshooting

https://www.timewarnercable.com/en/support/faqs/faqs-tv/on-screeng/theguide/how-do-i-change-the-aspect-rat.html

LG Smart TV How to set the default aspect ratio

Here is the PDF Owner's Manual:
http://www.apexdigitalinc.com/manual/AT3208S.pdf