[mythtv-users] Semi-OT: HD modeline question, and XVMC question

[Howard Cokl]

--- Nate Thompson <nightstrm at gmail.com> wrote:
> I finally got around to ordering a VGA->Component
> adapter which arrived
> yesterday afternoon. After some issues getting
> Windows to work properly, I
> was able to generate a pretty good 960x540p modeline
> for my Philips
> PW8402/37 30" WS television. While it seems to work
> pretty well, I have
> noticed that there is about a 15 pixel overscan on
> both the top and bottom
> of the screen. This doesn't impact video playback
> that much, but it does cut
> off some of the menu/onscreen display writings.
> After going back and reading
> Jarod's HDTV guide (which was a big help!), it looks
> like I should look into
> creating another modeline that runs a different
> resolution within in the 540
> timing that I created. Unfortunately, the guide
> doesn't go into exactly how
> to accomplish this (atleast that I can find). Can
> someone give me a couple
> pointers? My hardware and generated modeline are
> included below.

I had a similar problem and ended up using powerstrip
to make a 720x510 modeline (I have a 4:3 TV) fits just
about perfect.  Here it is:
"720x510p" 720 776 848 912 510 522 528 563 +hsync
+vsync

> Also, has anyone tried to use XVMC with Xine? Does
> it work, and is there any
> benefit? While I do not have a HD3000/Air2PC card at
> the moment, I do have a
> couple HD .TS files that I'd like to try and
> playback. With standard
> settings, I can play them back, but there are
> frequent drops in both audio
> and video.
> 
> MythTV Specs:
> AMD Athlon XP2500
> Chaintech 7NIF2 (output via onboard GF4MX440)
> 512MB RAM
> Running latest FC3/Nvidia/ALSA/MythTV from
> atrpms.net
> 
> Generated modeline: 
> "960x540" 40.982 960 992 1088 1216 540 541 544 560
> +hsync +vsync
> 
> Thanks for any tips,
> 
> Nate Thompson
> 
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