[mythtv-users] HD1080i or HD480i? 6600 Component out

Chris Lynch lynchseattle at gmail.com
Tue Feb 7 15:08:21 UTC 2006


On 2/7/06, Steve Skarda <steveskarda at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/7/06, Jonathan Lin <jonlin at linsvilla.com> wrote:
> >
> > do you guys have overscan problem with this method?  also would I be
> > able to
> > do this with my FX5200 with VGA/DVI out?
> >
> > Jonathan Lin
> >
>
> I have bad overscan.  I have read that you *might* be able to fix it with
> modelines with lower resolution.  When I play with powerstrip, I find that
> my tv won't accept resolutions much outside standard 1080i/480i.   I think
> the last message in a thread that addressed this problem on this list a few
> months ago stated that a tv technician was required.  Seems hard to believe
> there isn't a better option short of switching to a VGA to componant
> transcoder.



I currently am running from a 6600 to my TB via a DVI->HDMI cable for
1080i.  While this looks great I get tearing and I can't enable vblank
because of the current nvidia driver bug mentioned earlier in this thread.
If I run directly component out from my 6600 I can enable vblank, but then I
get strange diagonal lines over my image that makes me think that just using
HD1080i needs a better modeline.  Has anyone seen this before or know what
the diagonal lines across the image might be related to?  I haven't tried
PowerStrip yet... I found the current modeline I'm using on a forum post
somewhere, but I'm thinking I need to give it a shot with Powerstrip.  The
other thing I was going to try later today was a VGA->component adapter like
the Audio Authority one.  I was going to swing by Frye's and see what they
have.  Either direct component or VGA should work with vblank on the
6600/6200 from what I understand.
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