Ability to eliminate overscan

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Most manufacturers seem to use the same overscan/view mode options on 1080p TVs throughout their product lines for any given model year, so this information corresponds to these manufacturers' 2008 1080p TVs. There could be some slight variations among TVs even from the same manufacturer, but these charts should really be accurate.

Key
 Y almost 100% sure overscan can be disabled on this input at this resolution
 N almost 100% sure overscan cannot be disabled on this input at this resolution
? I'm gonna need some help from users on this one
N/A not applicable, this resolution cannot be carried over this input
N/S not supported, this TV doesn't support this resolution on this input


LG
Input 480i 480p 720p 1080i 1080p
Composite  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
S-Video  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
Antenna/Cable  N  N  Y  Y  Y
Component  N  N  Y  Y  Y
HDMI N/S  N  Y  Y  Y
Panasonic
Input 480i 480p 720p 1080i 1080p
Composite  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
S-Video  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
Antenna/Cable  N  N ?  Y  Y
Component  N  N ?  Y  Y
HDMI  N  N ?  Y  Y

NOTE: I'm doubtful that Panasonic LCD TVs support no overscan on 720p sources, though I can't confirm this just yet.

Samsung
Input 480i 480p 720p 1080i 1080p
Composite  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
S-Video  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
Antenna/Cable  N  N  N  Y N/S
Component  N  N  N  Y  Y
HDMI  N  N  Y  Y  Y

NOTE: I've read reviews that Samsung TVs still chop off 3 pixels (not sure if its rows or columns) on 720p sources, so overscan isn't truly eliminated on 720p sources.

Sharp
Input 480i 480p 720p 1080i 1080p
Composite  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
S-Video  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
Antenna/Cable  N  N ?  Y  Y
Component  N  N ?  Y  Y
HDMI  N  N ?  Y  Y

NOTE: These are the two relevant view modes "for HD programs" that the manual details:

Dot by Dot (1080i/p only): Detects the resolution of the signal and displays an image with the same number of pixels on the screen.
Full Screen (720p only): You can select "Full Screen" only when receiving a 720p signal.

From this, I can't completely figure out if the "Full Screen" view mode for 720p sources disables overscan or not. Furthermore, the manual gives this note:

When using Dot by Dot, it is possible to see noise or bars around different outer portions of the screen. Please change view mode to correct this.

This suggests that Dot by Dot (for 1080i and 1080p) really does display the image without overscan, but since there's no similar note about Full Screen (for 720p), I'm starting to think maybe Full Screen doesn't entirely eliminate overscan on 720p sources. Need some help from users on this one.

Toshiba
Input 480i 480p 720p 1080i 1080p
Composite  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
S-Video  N N/A N/A N/A N/A
Antenna/Cable  N  N  Y  Y  Y
Component  N  N  Y  Y N/S
HDMI  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y

SECTV channels

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Channel Name Analog Number Digital Number HD Number + Res.
WCBS-2 NY CBS 2 2
KYW-3 Philadelphia CBS 3 3 58-9 109-2, 1080i
WPHL-17 Philadelphia MyPHL17 4 76-5 106-2, 720p
WNYW-5 New York FOX 5 5 74-5
WPVI-6 Philadelphia 6 ABC 6 76-6 109-3, 720p
WPXN-31 New York-ION ION Television 31 7 59-8
WFMZ-69 Allentown WFMZ Channel 69 8 68-5
WWOR-9 New York My9 9 74-2
WCAU-10 Philadelphia NBC 10 10 58-8 112-1, 1080i
WPIX-11 New York New York's CW 11 11 73-7
WLVT-39 Allentown PBS 39 12 67-9
WTXF-29 Philadelphia FOX 29 13 58-6 106-1, 720p
QVC 14 58-2
The Weather Channel 15 76-9
WXTV-41 Univision Univision 41 Nueva York 16 73-10
WNBC-4 New York 4 New York 17 74-3
WMBC-63 Newton WMBC-TV 63 18
WABC-7 New York ABC 7 19
LV AccuWeather 20 73-4
WHYY-12 Philadelphia WHYY TV12 21 73-1
SECTV2, Time, Weather 22 73-8
WNJT-52 Trenton NJN 23
ESPN 24 69-6
ESPN2 25 69-10
MSG 26
YES 27
Comcast SportsNet 28 74-8 110-3, 1080i
NFL Network 29 69-4
SportsNet NY 30
The Golf Channel 31 73-5
The Big Ten Network 32 73-2
TBS 33 66-3
TNT 34 66-1
USA 35 67-1
FX 36 68-8
CNBC 37 74-4
MSNBC 38 74-9
FOX News 39 59-10
CNN 40 66-4
CNN Headline News 41 66-5
Discovery Channel 42 76-10
Animal Planet 43 75-3
Lifetime 44 59-2
A&E 45 76-7
MTV 46 66-8
VH1 47 66-10
C-SPAN 48 73-6
Delaware Valley School/Public Access (PEG) 49
Public Access 50 69-1
WBPH-60 Bethlehem WBPH 51 73-9
EWTN 53 59-1
WPSG-57 CW Philadelphia The CW Philly 57 58-4 110-2, 1080i
The Disney Channel 60 67-6
Toon Disney 61 75-4
Cartoon Network 62 66-2
Nickelodeon 63 66-9
TV Land 64 66-7
ABC Family 65 67-8
Food Network 70 67-5
HGTV 71 67-4
WE tv 72 68-6
TLC 77 68-3
The History Channel 78 68-2
The Travel Channel 79 76-4
Spike 80 68-10
CMT 81 68-9
SCI FI 82 67-2
AMC 83 76-1
Turner Classic Movies 84 67-3
E! Entertainment Television 85 68-7
Comedy Central 86 69-3
GSN 87 75-2
SOAPnet 88 59-5
Oxygen 89 75-6
Discovery Health Channel 90 58-3
National Geographic Channel 91 75-8, 102-1
Outdoor Channel 92 75-9
Versus 93 75-7
Hallmark Channel 94 75-10
INSP - The Inspiration Network 95 59-3
Home Shopping Network (HSN) 96 58-1
ShopNBC 97 69-2
SPEED 100 59-4
BBC America 115 75-5
Bravo 121 66-6
truTV 122 76-3
Style Network 123 67-10
AmericanLife TV Network 124 75-1
Latin Unlimited TV 125 59-9
Black Entertainment Television (BET) 126 69-9
FitTV 127 68-1
C-SPAN2 130 114-7
Y Arts 114-6
NASA TV (NASA Public channel) 105-1
WALN-120 Allentown WALN TV-120 104-11
PBS 39 Kids 105-3
NHL Network 114-4
NBA TV 114-5
Tennis Channel 114-3
ESPNEWS 74-6, 105-9
ESPNU 105-5
WTVE-51 Reading Philadelphia's WTVE 51 58-5
WNEP-16 Scranton WNEP TV 16 58-7
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) 59-6
PCN (Pennsylvania Cable Network) 67-7
ESPN Classic 74-7
PBS 39 Create 105-7


Club Nintendo games

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Wii games
Title Release date Expiration
Animal Crossing: City Folk 11/16/2008 11/16/2013
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree 6/17/2007 6/17/2012
Endless Ocean 1/21/2008 1/21/2013
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn 11/11/2007 11/11/2012
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 11/19/2006 11/19/2011
Link's Crossbow Training 11/19/2007 11/19/2012
Mario Kart Wii 4/27/2008 4/27/2013
Mario Party 8 5/29/2007 5/29/2012
Mario Strikers Charged 7/30/2007 7/30/2012
Mario Super Sluggers 8/25/2008 8/25/2013
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 8/27/2007 8/27/2012
Pokemon Battle Revolution 6/25/2007 6/25/2012
Super Mario Galaxy 11/12/2007 11/12/2012
Super Paper Mario 4/9/2007 4/9/2012
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 3/9/2008 3/9/2013
Wario Land: Shake It! 9/22/2008 9/22/2013
WarioWare: Smooth Moves 1/15/2007 1/15/2012
Wii Fit 5/21/2008 5/21/2013
Wii Music 10/20/2008 10/20/2013
Wii Play 2/12/2007 2/12/2012