[mythtv-users] HDTV Problem - @#&%

[John Patrick Poet]

Shay - MythTV wrote:

>
> That did it guys, thanks!  Now I just have to find the right 
> modeline.. :)
>
> At 09:04 PM 7/18/2004, you wrote:
>
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>> On Sunday 18 July 2004 17:08, Shay - MythTV wrote:
>> > I've got a Toshiba 57", model 57H81, that I'm trying to get 
>> Component Video
>> > to work with.  I have the VGA->Component Adaptor to facilitate 
>> this.  I've
>> > been going the route that Jarod outlined with PowerStrip.  I found
>> > resolution that would work on the TV via Component, copied it into my
>> > XF86Config and restarted GNome.  Nothing.  It doesn't show up.  The 
>> only
>> > time I ever see anything is when I'm not in a window environment like
>> > Gnome.. as soon as it starts up Gnome I see nothing.
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> > Section "Device"
>> >
>> >          # TV Out Setup
>> >          Identifier  "Videocard0"
>> >          Driver      "nvidia"
>> >          VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
>> >          BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX (generic)"
>> >          Option      "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
>> >          Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
>> >           Option      "TVOverScan" "0.6"
>> > EndSection
>>
>> Remove the three Option lines. They're all for the TV-Out connector, 
>> not the
>> VGA connector. Like Thomas said, you're activating the SVideo or 
>> Component
>> video output instead of the VGA output.
>>
>> - --
>> Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
>> jcw at wilsonet.com
>>

Here are some modelines I have tried:

    ModeLine "720x480" 28.6 720 744 768 900 480 484 492 525
    Modeline "720p" 73.825 1280 1320 1368 1640    720  722  724  751 
+hsync +vsync # 74.086 MHz 44.955 kHz 59.94 Hz

    ModeLine "888x500p" 37.26 888 964 996  1104 500 522 528 563 +hsync 
+vsync
  
##    ModeLine "540p"     37.26 960 976 1008 1104 540 542 548 563 +hsync 
+vsync
    Modeline "540p"     39.0    960  984 1016 1136    540  550  556  580 
+hsync +vsync

    # 1920X540, pseudo-1080i, 2x 540p's H timings
    Modeline "540pw" 79.912   1920 2040 2200 2368    540 550 551 563 
+hsync +vsync # 79.912 MHz 33.75 kHz 59.94 Hz

    Modeline "1080i" 79.84 1920 2040 2200 2368 1080 1090 1106 1125 
+vsync -hsync interlace ## Doug's

##    Modeline "1080i" 74.25 1920 2008 2048 2200 1080 1084 1094 1125 
interlace  ## Cory's
##    Modeline "1080i" 81.47 1920 2032 2344 2368 1080 1080 1082 1148 
interlace ## David George's --- does NOT work on my TV


John