[mythtv-users] Everything looks fine until I try to play something
Rod Smith
mythtv at rodsbooks.com
Thu Feb 1 15:17:13 UTC 2007
On Thursday 01 February 2007 03:20, mythmail at gmail.com wrote:
> I
> followed the guide at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV for
> installing a combined frontend/backend. Everything seemed to be
> working fine, except that when I try to view a video file or DVD the
> resolution gets messed up and half the picture is off the screen. I
> have no idea what is going on.
I've got two suggestions:
1) Change your X resolution. Sometimes running at a too-high resolution will
cause video playback problems of various types.
2) Check your settings for using (or not using) the same resolution for
playback as for the menu screen. I'm afraid I don't recall precisely where
this option is located, but it should be available somewhere. If this
option is checked, un-check it or modify the settings for the target
resolutions for your common recording resolutions. If it's not checked, it
might be a convenient way to test target resolutions instead of mucking
with your X configuration, or even using this setting instead of changing
the X configuration.
--
Rod Smith
http://www.rodsbooks.com
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