[mythtv-users] Screen Aspect/Size with "smart" TV's

[Simon at the Threshold]

Doug Larrick wrote:
> On 02/04/04 06:07:00, Simon at the Threshold wrote:
> 
>> Lo there,
>>
>> I'm running mythtv out via a nvidia mmx440 (SVIDEO) to a Sony  
>> widescreen tv and I was wondering if anyone has sussed how to  
>> configure X/mythtv so that the the TV's "smart" mode can detect the  
>> diffirent aspect ratios and resize its screen accordingly?.
> 
> 
> When I was playing around with modelines (using 480p, through a
> VGA->Component converter), I accidentally got my Sony CRT HDTV to  
> switch to widescreen mode.  I was using xvidtune at the time.  Try  
> playing around with the front and/or back porch settings; also try  
> playing around with the +/- horiz/vert sync settings.  This experiment  
> might be easier in PowerStrip (Windows) since IIRC it allows you to  
> lock the H and V frequencies.

Thanks, to be honest it's taken me an age to get a rock solid, free 
flowing video to the TV from my myth box. So I'm in no hurry to play 
with again.

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