[mythtv-users] nVidia 8174 and HDTV
Keith C
mythtv at keithandjill.com
Thu Dec 8 09:14:09 EST 2005
On Dec 8, 2005, at 5:50 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote:
>>> So the nvidia drivers continue to get more broken the more they
>>> release? Sounds encouraging. You may want to try some of the
>>> "noedid" options.
>>
>> I pounded on them for an hour or so with various options, but as
>> long as it thought it was doing TV out, it wouldn't allow any
>> modes larger than old school composite, but it wouldn't allow
>> composite sizes on an HD720p TV out. So it backed itself into a
>> corner and died.
>>
> How does it think it's doing tvout for HDTV? Are you using DVI?
> What do you mean by "composite sizes?" The only part of composite
> that's standard is the 480 vertical (and interlaced)... the
> horizontal is "standard" at 352, 480, 640, 704, 720, etc. In
> reality it's not defined digitally... just analog.
>
> That's yet another reason I like analog/component. Generate a
> video signal, display a signal. No smarts to get confused and get
> in your way.
>
I used VGA to component with an Audio Authority for a year and did
like the quality.
However, my current setup is using a GeForce 6200 with a bundled
component out adapter. To get the nvidia drivers to output an HD
signal over the component output, you put this into the device
section xorg.conf :
Option "TVStandard" "HD720p"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
And put a 720p modeline into the screen section, and you've got 720p
output. I think its superior to the Audio Authority.
However, with the 8174 driver, if you put HD720p as the TVStandard,
it will not accept any screen modes at all, causing x not to launch.
So thats the problem. Works great with 7676.
Keith
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