[mythtv-users] mythtv-users Digest, Vol 49, Issue 103

Bart Coninckx bart.coninckx at telenet.be
Fri Apr 20 06:14:53 UTC 2007


On Thursday 19 April 2007 13:44, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:

> Bart Coninckx wrote:
> > On Wednesday 18 April 2007 23:21, Phil Bridges wrote:
> >> On 4/18/07, Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx at telenet.be> wrote:
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> something funny going on here: I've set Xorg to 16:9 (correct
> >>> DisplaySize), set 16:9 for the Life TV recording profile and what I get
> >>> is that 4:3 broadcasts are fullscreen, but 16:9 broadcasts are
> >>> letterboxed.
> >>>
> >>> What am I missing?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> thx,
> >>>
> >>> B.
> >>
> >> What happens if you hit "W" to cycle through the stretch modes?
> >
> > I tried all those, but none are good I'm afraid.
>
> What does your xorg.conf file look like?  What do you have your display
> override setting set to (fill? 16:9?)?
>
> -Rich

Hi Rich,

this is it:

# /.../
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2007-04-18T14:20:38+0200.
#
# Version: 8.1
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax at suse.de>, 2005
# Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#

Section "Files"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/local"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/URW"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"
  FontPath     "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
  FontPath     "unix/:7100"
  InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
  InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option       "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load         "type1"
  Load         "dbe"
  Load         "freetype"
  Load         "glx"
  Load         "v4l"
  Load         "extmod"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "kbd"
  Identifier   "Keyboard[0]"
  Option       "Protocol" "Standard"
  Option       "XkbLayout" "be"
  Option       "XkbModel" "pc104"
  Option       "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "5"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "Behavior Tech USB Multimedia Cordless Kit"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
  Option       "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool"
  #DisplaySize  885 498
  DisplaySize  345 195
  HorizSync    30-61
  Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
  ModelName    "SAMSUNG"
  Option       "DPMS"
  VendorName   "SAM"
  VertRefresh  43-75
  UseModes     "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Modes"
  Identifier   "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      24
    Modes      "1360x768"
  EndSubSection
  Device       "Device[0]"
  Identifier   "Screen[0]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
EndSection


Section "Device"
  BoardName    "GeForce4 MX 4000"
  BusID        "1:14:0"
  Driver       "nvidia"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  VendorName   "NVidia"
  Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE"
EndSection


Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Layout[all]"
  InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
  Option       "Clone" "off"
  Option       "Xinerama" "off"
  Screen       "Screen[0]"
EndSection


Section "DRI"
    Group      "video"
    Mode       0660
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
EndSection

Display override settings are disabled.


I'm wondering if the broadcasts in Belgium are just not all 4:3, eventhough 
the program guide sometimes mentions 16:9


Rgds,

B.


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