[mythtv-users] Better looking playback?

[MacNean Tyrrell]

On 10/30/05, MacNean Tyrrell <dardack at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 10/30/05, Steve Hodge <stevehodge at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On 10/31/05, MacNean Tyrrell <dardack at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have a nvidia geforce 5200, using svideo out. Mythtv looks sharp and
> > very
> > > nice looking. However playback is still not that great. Not really
> > sharp
> > > like the menu. I've played with the XV picture color controls, and
> > tried
> > > kernel, bob, and liner deinterlacing techniques and nothing looks as
> > sharp
> > > as that.
> >
> > Have you tried nvida-settings? A friend of mine was similarly unhappy
> > with the playback picture sharpness and was a lot happier after
> > increasing the sharpness in nvidia-settings.
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> Yep, found that while searching the list. Used it. A lot of it was the
> same as i had done with the XV controls in mythtv, some was different, but
> generally didn't improve the playback that much. I mean some of the letters
> and numbers say on a football game don't look correct, espn ticker looks a
> little off, it's just not as clear as regular tv or even my original TV, is
> all.
>

Also dont' know if this matters, but to get correct color and close to right
picture (well as close to right as i can get) Hue, sat and color are all
around 85%, that seems pretty high, my old sis 315 card all were around 50%,
but that was even worse looking.

Steve
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> Sincerely,
>
> MacNean C. Tyrrell




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Sincerely,

MacNean C. Tyrrell
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