[mythtv-users] 16:9 PAL widescreen xorg.conf on Via SP1300

[Stephen Rowles]

Nick wrote:
> On 04/04/06, Stephen Rowles <stephen at rowles.org.uk> wrote:
>   
>> I've been playing with Fedora Core 5 on my new via sp1300. Which appears
>> to have all the appropriate XOrg drivers built in out of the box!
>> (Although I've not actually got hardware accelerated playback working
>> yet... any pointers anyone?)
>>
>> Attached is the xorg.conf file that I use to get a full screen output
>> under X in the hope that someone might find it helpful :)
>>     
>
>   
>>   ModelName    "TV-PAL"
>>   HorizSync    24.0 - 80.0
>>   VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0
>>     
>
> If using a PAL TV, you may want to limit vertical refresh to 50Hz or
> 50-60Hz if using NTSC compatible display. I'm not sure what would
> happen it you fed 75Hz signal to a TV that wasn't capable of
> recognising it was out of range.
>
>   
>> Section "Screen"
>>     Modes    "720x576Over"
>> EndSection
>>     
>
> As the only uncommented mode, is this mode defined somewhere else? I
> can't see it anywhere in the file. What modeline does the xorg.0.log
> file state is being used?
>
> Nick
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Interesting comment on the vertical refresh, I'm new to this stuff but 
might try changing it to see what happens.

The mode is actually one of the VIA pre-defined ones in the driver (I 
think) so I've no idea what actual mode line it uses