[mythtv-users] MythTV - First Installation

Tim Gray tim at p-a-a-i.com
Wed Feb 14 16:55:19 UTC 2007


You really need to get the accelerated binary drivers for your video 
card installed and working. That makes the biggest difference in any 
Myth install from my experience.  you need to research if there are any 
accelerated drivers for your laptop's built in video.


Santiago Almenara wrote:
> Henrik:
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>> W toogles aspect ratio modes.
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> I keep pressing W and nothing happens, just some messages in the upper left part of the screen: 4x3, 16x9, stretch, fill, etc., but video remains the same.
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>> Use standard decoder ffmpeg, this and deinterlacing is under settings, tv, playback or similar. 
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> I enable deinterlacer and the video looks better but still it is like ghostly and slow.
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> Is there anything I should do to increase the video quality???
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> Thanks,
> Santiago
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> ________________________________
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> De: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] En nombre de Henrik Beckman
> Enviado el: Lunes, 12 de Febrero de 2007 03:32 p.m.
> Para: Discussion about mythtv
> Asunto: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV - First Installation
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> W toogles aspect ratio modes.
> It seems like your hardware is more than enough, what deinterlacin algorithm do you use, kerneldeint is best in my opinion.
> Use standard decoder ffmpeg, this and deinterlacing is under settings, tv, playback or similar. 
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> If you playback your videofiles with mplayer or vlc do they also have problem ?
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> /Henrik
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> On 2/12/07, Santiago Almenara < salmenara at bcp.com.pe <mailto:salmenara at bcp.com.pe> > wrote: 
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> 	Hello! 
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> 	Finally, I could installed MythTV in my system. 
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> 	My specs are: 
> 	Machine: Dell Inspiron 6400 
> 	Processor: Intel Core Duo 1.83 Ghz 
> 	RAM: 1 GB 
> 	HDD: 80 GB 
> 	Video: ATI Mobility X1300 
> 	Display: 1280 x 800 
> 	Distro: Ubuntu Edgy 
> 	Myth version: the one bundled with Ubuntu Edgy. 
> 	Tuner: Hauppauge PVR-USB2 
> 	Same machine it's the BE & FE 
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> 	I don't think it is underpowered if I only use it for SD. The problem is that when I watch Live TV, video seems interlaced and very slow, audio is fine.
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> 	When I watch a recorded show, video is stil interlaced, slow…. and jitter audio. 
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> 	Another problem is that I'd like to watch TV (live or recorded) in 4x3 mode, with vertical lines in left & right sides, and not the complete screen (1280x800 = 16x10 mode). Is it possible?? 
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> 	Santiago 
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