[mythtv-users] TV-out problems....can you help?

Mark Edwards irish at irishmark.co.uk
Wed Jul 23 19:52:40 EDT 2003


> > I hope someone can help me with my problem. I have a AMD-Type PC with a
> > Geforce2 GTS card. The card and PC work flawlessly and have the latest
> > NVIDIA drivers. I run MythTV on Redhat 9. I recently plugged in a
S-Video
> > cable and ran it to my wide-screen LCD-type RPTV (Sony). Upon booting
the
> > PC, even before any OS is activated, the picture is tearing and
flickering
> > on the TV and never gets any better, basically unusable.
> >
> > Now, I have a mac powerbook and I used the same s-video cable to connect
> it
> > to the TV and it works just fine, so I presume its not a cable or TV
> > problem?
> >
> > What do you think causes this? Is it a Videocard bios issue, or a PC
> driver
> > issue or some sort of incompatibility?
> >
> > Please give me any tip you may have!

What happens if you boot up without the monitor connected?
Is your card actually capable of dual head? or is it the same output on
screen and monitor?



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