Thanks for the answers.
I'm using an LG tv as a monitor and full screen resolution 1920 by 1080 the very top line and the bottom line as well as the first x characters are behind the bezel.
Is there any way to change the boot config parameters to shift or shrink the display screen so all the characters are visible?
I run into this problem on all initial system boots.
https://docs.armbian.com/Hardware_Allwinner/#how-to-reconfigure-video-output
found this now have to figure out how to make the changes