[mythtv-users] DVI and Overscan - The Epic Battle

[Dan wolf]

Overscan is a bitch.  Fucking worst idea _ever_ in the TV area.  I
dont give a shit if the sides of the picture look wierd, show me the
whole god damn pciture or let me adjust it!  Arg!


On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 23:45:19 -0500, Robert Tsai <rtsai1111 at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 11:27:50PM -0600, Mat Kyne wrote:
> > So now that it is up and running, ---> Bring on the problems!
> 
> Heh.
> 
> > I am using DVI to connect from my Nvidia GeForce 5200 to my Sony
> > HDTV.  Now I just need to get rid of the overscan. I have read that
> > there is no help for overscan if you are using a DVI cable . . .
> > has this changed?  Or has someone found a way around this?   I am
> > trying to avoid buying an AA960. I was thinking it might be possible
> > to just buy a DVI-VGA adapter? Would the video card know? Would my
> > TV get mad and transform into a killer robot and shoot me with a
> > laser? --> I don't want that to happen! <--
> 
> I don't think a DVI-VGA(-component) adapter is a silver bullet; you
> will still have to do modeline configuration.
> 
> Anyway, I have similar overscan problems with my FX5200 to a Toshiba
> 42H83 RPTV via DVI cable. I'm feeding it 960x540p, but my display is
> essentially only giving me 856x480 pixels to see.
> 
> I've just started fiddling around with HTimings and VTimings and don't
> have good values yet, but for now, I've just told Myth to use 856x480
> pixels, offset by +56+32 pixels. (In the Settings / Appearance UI.)
> 
> --Rob
> 
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