[mythtv-users] GeForce4 MX440SE and Overscan

[Roy Hooper]

"Me too".  4496 is indeed quite broken when it comes to overscan. 

Roy

Wayne Veilleux wrote:

> OK, that was true. The nvidia driver version 4496 is broken for me 
> too. TVOverScan is now working perfectly with version 4363.
>
> Thanks
>
> Wayne
>
> Alan Snyder wrote:
>
>> Does the driver allow you to set horizontal/vertical
>> overscan separately?
>> If not, or even if it does, you can always set
>> overscan(s) high enough to be
>> sure the whole screen is covered, then fine-tune with
>> the Myth GUI Size and
>> Offset settings.  This will allow you to fit the
>> picture exactly to your
>> screen.  This is a personal preference, of course,
>> since broadcasters won't
>> put anything too close to the edges, but it matters to
>> some for movies.  Be
>> aware that for many TV sets the exact screen size will
>> vary a bit with the
>> contents of the scene.
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
>>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf
>>
>>
>> Of Wayne Veilleux
>>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 4:46 PM
>>> To: Discussion about mythtv
>>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] GeForce4 MX440SE and
>>
>>
>> Overscan
>>
>>>
>>> The "picture" is good but the picture does not fit
>>
>>
>> exactly to cover
>>
>>> the hole TV screen. Actually it is a little bit
>>
>>
>> smaller at
>>
>>> the top and at the bottom. So it might not work properly. I will
>>
>>
>> some other value
>>
>>> for the option TVOverScan and see if it change
>>
>>
>> someting.
>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jeff Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does it look like it's working?  If yes, then it
>>>
>>
>> is.  If not, then
>>
>>>> it's not.
>>>>
>>>> There probably is something in the log file
>>>
>>
>> that'll tell you, but I
>>
>>>> wouldn't honestly trust it - lots of people have
>>>
>>
>> said it
>>
>>> doesn't work
>>>
>>>> for them even though it's *supposed* to, so it
>>>
>>
>> could say that it's
>>
>>>> working when it's really not.
>>>>
>>>> If you're happy with the way your image fills up
>>>
>>
>> your TV
>>
>>> screen, then
>>>
>>>> that's all that matters.  It should be filling up
>>>
>>
>> the screen
>>
>>>> completely plus a little more (to account for
>>>
>>
>> imperfect geometry in
>>
>>>> your TV)... it's only if it isn't, and you can't
>>>
>>
>> fix it no
>>
>>> matter what
>>>
>>>> you set the overscan to, that you should be
>>>
>>
>> worried about it.
>>
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Wayne Veilleux
>>>>
>>
>> [mailto:wayne.veilleux at sympatico.ca]
>>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 4:07 PM
>>>>> To: Discussion about mythtv
>>>>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] GeForce4 MX440SE and
>>>>
>>
>> Overscan
>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry for that newbie question but how could I
>>>>
>>
>> know if TVOverScan is
>>
>>>>> working or not with my NVidia driver 1.0.4496 ? In
>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>> /var/log/XFree86.0.log I have those lines:
>>>>>
>>>>> (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TVOverScan" "0.4"
>>>>> (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling experimental RENDER
>>>>
>>
>> acceleration
>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
>>>>>>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On
>>>>>>
>>
>> Behalf Of Jeff Williams
>>
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:29 PM
>>>>>>> To: todd at kellyandtodd.net; Discussion about
>>>>>>
>>
>> mythtv
>>
>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] GeForce4 MX440SE and
>>>>>>
>>
>> Overscan
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good advice, hope it's truly the case as I've
>>>>>>
>>
>> been trying
>>
>>> to post up
>>>
>>>>>>> my XF86Config and log files for days to try to
>>>>>>
>>
>> help
>>
>>> people with this
>>>
>>>>>>> issue (without success, though my latest one may
>>>>>>
>>
>> have
>>
>>> just not yet
>>>
>>>>>>> shown up).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My overscan works, and I am also using 4363. 
>>>>>>
>>
>> Seems to be
>>
>>> the common
>>>
>>>>>>> denominator...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another vote for 4363 here... I didn't upgrade
>>>>>
>>
>> past that
>>
>>>>> because they broke
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> the video time API that Myth uses for smoother
>>>>>
>>
>> output... if
>>
>>>>> they broke
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> overscan too, that's just one more reason not to
>>>>>
>>
>> upgrade.
>>
>>>>> Overscan works
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> fine on my Leadtek GF4MX card with 4363.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -JAC
>>>>>>
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>>>>> Wayne Veilleux ing.                        
>>>>
>>>
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