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    3.5 inch screen problem (top and bottom black regions)

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      zarrath
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      Hi all I got my aliexpress 3.5 " lcd screen it has 272x480 pixel resolution. I connected it to pi zero to try but I discovered today it has empty black pixels on top and bottom. here is the picture of it.
      I changed the config. txt to framebuffer dimensions as 272x480.
      Do you know how I can change this to use that pixels. It is not only limited to games it also happen in emulation station system selection screen0_1472839606788_Attachment.jpeg

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      • markyh444M
        markyh444 @zarrath
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        @zarrath Try the over scan settings from the FAQs in the wiki: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-remove-the-black-borders

        You can also does this through the raspbian tools in the retropie menu if I remember rightly.

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        • obsidianspiderO
          obsidianspider
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          +1 for the overscan issue. I have one television that I need to adjust the overscan manually in the /boot/config.txt file, but another television that I don't need to adjust the overscan at all. In the same config.txt file you can adjust the amount of overscan.

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