Windows 8.1 is too big for my TV

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I've got my PC hooked up to my TV at the moment (can't afford a decent monitor right now so I'm waiting a few months) and the picture is just cut off on all the edges.
Almost the entirety of my taskbar is missing, I only see the very top. Since the only part of the Windows icon button I can see it the tip I know that at least a full inch on the left and right are also cut off.
I've tried adjusting the resolution but that just makes it worse.
It's connected via HDMI but there has to be some way to calibrate the screen size to fit using my TV as a monitor.
This is my build if that somehow applies (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q8xv7P)
 
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TVs assume HDMI signals are video, which is overscanned. I won't explain why here, you can read all about it yourself.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/hd-101-overscan-and-why-all-tvs-do-it/

You need to tell your TV that this signal is from a computer, so overscanning should be turned off. Unfortunately, every brand of TV calls it something different. Look for a video setting called Direct, or PC, or 1:1, or Dot by dot, or Just Scan, or something similar. Sometimes it's in the picture/input settings. Sometimes it's in the aspect ratio settings.

There are ways to do it at the video card end too, but that's not optimal since it rescales the image on the video card, then rescales it again on the TV. Fixing it on the TV is always...
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TVs assume HDMI signals are video, which is overscanned. I won't explain why here, you can read all about it yourself.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/hd-101-overscan-and-why-all-tvs-do-it/

You need to tell your TV that this signal is from a computer, so overscanning should be turned off. Unfortunately, every brand of TV calls it something different. Look for a video setting called Direct, or PC, or 1:1, or Dot by dot, or Just Scan, or something similar. Sometimes it's in the picture/input settings. Sometimes it's in the aspect ratio settings.

There are ways to do it at the video card end too, but that's not optimal since it rescales the image on the video card, then rescales it again on the TV. Fixing it on the TV is always preferable.
 
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psoohoo

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I dont have an AMD card but there should be options in the AMD Catalyst COntrol Center (or whatever it is called these days) that has specific options for HDTV and controlling Overscan options. The might be options on the TV for this as well. Overscan info is not generally used for TV purposes and maybe hidden, but you need those lines for PC use.
 
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