[mythtv-users] Can't see whole picture on playback or live TV

[ffrr]

Nick wrote:

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>You needn't have to directly edit the config files if your video
>drivers provide their own graphical configuration tool. Using my ATI
>driver tool, as was able to adjust overscan to make the output centred
>on my TV. When I checked the xorg.conf file, it had added the overscan
>commands which were not present before.
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OK, first step - I'll find out if there are any nvidia tools installed 
under Knoppmyth.  I have a feeling I have read a post somewhere about 
one.  I will look...


>You shouldn't need to specify a modeline, although many users do to
>get total control over the output. Because you say your desktop and
>MythTV GUI are OK, are you changing resolution when playing video?
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Not as far as I know.


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>>Actually I am confused about what controls what here, because I had an
>>idea that a file called XF86Config-4 or something like that, defined how
>>the X system worked.
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>XFree uses XF86Config-4. X.org uses xorg.conf with links to provide
>backwards compat with XFree.
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OK, makes sense.  I sort of knew xorg had replaces xfree, and that 
sounds smart.