Fixing Retropie Overscan
When first installing Retorpie, on some displays black bars may be present around the screen. This is called cropping and is easy to remove by disabling overscan.
Check out our Retropie USB Controllers List.
RetroPie Parts List
| Raspberry PI 3 Model B | Available Here | (The Main Computer) |
| Custom Cooling Case | Available Here | (Fanless Cooling Case) |
| Micro SD Card | Available Here | (Minimum of 8GB) |
| Power Supply | Available Here | (Minimum 5V 2.5A) |
| Game Controller | Available Here | (Awesome Controller) |
Removing The Black Bars
First, enter the Retropie Config menu and select Raspi-Config.
Next enter the advanced options and select overscan.
Then select “No” to disable overscan. This will remove the black bars on all sides of the display.
Once disabled you will be asked to reboot. Select yes to complete the process.
You have now successfully removed the crop and disabled overscan in Retropie. You can also check out our guides on checking temperature with retropie and retropie controllers.
