[mythtv-users] how to feed 1280x720p to a large TV?

[Steve Adeff]

On Sunday 01 January 2006 12:44, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> Steve Adeff wrote:
> >On Saturday 31 December 2005 10:56, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> >>Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
> >>>I have this LG DLP TV (52SZ8R) which says it has a 1280x720
> >>>resolution. What settings do I use so that I feed it this
> >>>resolution?
> >>>
> >>>A quick test (from a Windows machine) that shows 1280x720
> >>>fine on my LCD monitor shows the image on the TV with black
> >>>borders on all four sides. Maybe the RGB input has some limits?
> >>>
> >>>I plan to feed it DVI once I set up a proper Myth client,
> >>>or maybe component. Anyone got a modeline?
> >>>
> >>>Happy New Year everyone.
> >>
> >>My Sony does the same thing, from what I've read on the net the TV
> >>itself is doing it to avoid clipping the edges of the display that might
> >>have important info/utilities like the taskbar, etc.  I have yet to find
> >>a way to disable it.  The display looks great, with the lights off I
> >>can't even tell there is a black border, the TV trim is black and the
> >>blacks on the display are really dark.
> >>
> >>Calvin...
> >
> >are you using the DVI or VGA output? Does your TV do native 1280x720p?
>
> I'm using VGA Output, yes that is the native mode of the TV.

Have you tried DVI with it yet? It's both neat and annoying that it does this 
with a VGA input, assuming its a computer and taking into account overscan.
Have you checked the avsforum and the agoraquest forum for a way to disable 
it?

-- 
Steve