What is the "Override" video setting?

DanielMigale · Mar 15, 2021

Hello everyone, these days I was messing around with the settings of my Xbox One (the "big" version, not the Xbox One S nor Xbox One X) and, in the video settings, between "Resolution" and others I noticed this "Override" setting, which is now set on "Automatic" or something similar. I was afraid of changing it, so I just didn't touch this setting.

But I'm curious: what does this setting mean? What happens if I set it to "HDMI" or "DVI"? Would I create irreversible damages if I changed this setting? I'd like to know more about this "Override". Thank you very much.

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DanielMigale

Hi,

Firstly, changing the setting from 'Automatic' to 'Override' and setting everything yourself won't damage anything. The main reason why the automatic display settings exist is so that the console can automatically set the best settings for for itself depending on what TV or monitor you connect your console to. So that you won't have to.

If you override a setting to something your display doesn't support, your TV will display a message that the setting isn't supported and you'll likely be left with a blank screen. At which point you'd need to reset the console display settings.

TVs and monitors contain software that can communicate with another device and tell it what it is capable of, this is called EDID (Extended Display Identification Data). Put simply, with the console set to default 'automatic' mode, the TV and console will 'talk to each other' when first connected, with the display telling the console what it can do and the console adjusting its settings accordingly.

You can override these settings if you wish, but this is mainly for troubleshooting display issues. Otherwise it's best to just leave it on automatic.

Very clear explanation, thank you very much! Have a good day

Obsessive Power

Hi,

Firstly, changing the setting from 'Automatic' to 'Override' and setting everything yourself won't damage anything. The main reason why the automatic display settings exist is so that the console can automatically set the best settings for for itself depending on what TV or monitor you connect your console to. So that you won't have to.

If you override a setting to something your display doesn't support, your TV will display a message that the setting isn't supported and you'll likely be left with a blank screen. At which point you'd need to reset the console display settings.

TVs and monitors contain software that can communicate with another device and tell it what it is capable of, this is called EDID (Extended Display Identification Data). Put simply, with the console set to default 'automatic' mode, the TV and console will 'talk to each other' when first connected, with the display telling the console what it can do and the console adjusting its settings accordingly.

You can override these settings if you wish, but this is mainly for troubleshooting display issues. Otherwise it's best to just leave it on automatic.

SargonParidius

Sorry, but unless the video in question has subtitles encoded into the video, there is no way to override the settings.

Tommerman64

I actually got this working by setting the Display override to HDMI in the Video fidelity and overscan menu under settings > TV& display options

Conandoodle

Had same issue. Solution is not intuitive.

settings>general>tv and display settings>video fidelity and overscan>display overrides .. set to hdmi

reset resolution.

What is the "Override" video setting?