I edited the /etc/emulationstation/es_system.cfg and took in the NES part of the script turned the “runcommand.sh 4” to “runcommand.sh 5” and the problem has gone away (I’ve only done this for NES, but imagine it will solve it for others).

I guess this resolves my problem, but two questions

1. the default for NES is 4, and I imagine that is the idea environment. I am guessing that there is a setting somewhere for CEA Mode 4 (if that is what it is called) where it is doing an overscan to the left less than I want to. Can’t I edit that somewhere?

2. Is there any harm in having it run in mode 5 (1080i) vs. 4 (720p)?