[mythtv-users] Svideo Tearing

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/07/2006 10:56 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 05/21/2006 12:06 AM, Mache Creeger wrote:
>> At 05:53 PM 5/20/2006, you wrote:
>>> On 05/19/2006 08:08 PM, Mache Creeger wrote:
>>>> While mplayer SD video as viewed on my CRT is excellent, I get
>>>> tearing during fast pans in clone mode viewing SD video through
>>>> svideo-out on a standard TV.  I have the same results with both a
>>>> GeForce FX 5500 and GeForce FX 6200.  I have tried repeatedly to
>>>> get a single response from the Nvidia support forum but have been
>>>> unsuccessful to date.  I have a WinTV PVR 500 capture card and
>>>> the mpg files it generates are excellent.  This has been proven
>>>> by watching the video on a Windows box using Windows Media Player
>>>> and a Samba mount of the file.
>>>>
>>>> I need to demonstrate to my spouse that my MythTV investment is
>>>> worthwhile.  The tearing annoys her and while the video quality
>>>> on a PC is excellent, watching shows using Tapeworm on her PC
>>>> will not cut it for her.  I am running all the most recent
>>>> versions of MythTV.  Any help would be most appreciated.
>>> One video output signal and two refresh rates = tearing on one
>>> display...
>> How do you set it up so it tears on the CRT and not on the TV?
>>     
> Make the CRT the primary display.  See the driver README ( 
> http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-8762/README/index.html 
> ) for more info.

Oops.  I read that wrong.  Set up whichever you want to not have tearing 
to be the primary display.  (Based on your question, you'd set the TV to 
be the primary display.)

Mike