[mythtv-users] Anyone happy with G400 TV out?

[cythraul at videotron.ca]

I can't speek much from the linux side of Matrox, product but I've got to 
tell that I've yet to see a clearer (2D) picture from ANY graphic card on 
the market. ;)


At 10:09 PM 20/09/2003, you wrote:

>I’ve finally gotten by G400 working with TV out using the framebuffer 
>stuff and after an evening of tweaking I’m just not happy with the 
>output.  Before I waste any more time tweaking I want to know if I’m ever 
>going to get decent quality or if I should give up hope.  To anyone using 
>the G400 for TV output…are you satisfied with your picture?
>
>Here’s where I stand.
>-          I can’t get the picture to perfectly fill the screen.  Going to 
>further extremities causes sync problems.
>-          The colors are bad.  I spent a long time with the “matrox” 
>bitbanging tool and improved things but I’m still not satisfied.
>-          There’s a slight curve in the top center of the screen.  If I 
>could solve the other problems I could live with this one…
>-          I can’t get all of my settings to happen automatically at boot 
>time.  This is really more of a noob issue than anything else…if I could 
>fix the other problems I’m sure I could figure this one out.
>
>I know that there’s other boards like the GF4MX that people have had 
>better luck with.  Unfortunately I’m squeezing my old mythtv machine to 
>it’s limits…it’s an older motherboard with 1x AGP and there’s no available 
>PCI slots either.  Until I upgrade the mobo (and thus processor/RAM) I’m 
>going to have to stick with my current setup because to my knowledge 
>there’s no 1x AGP versions of the GF4MX.
>
>Jason