[mythtv-users] Horizontal seam in picture - contradicting EDID

EJS ejshoor at yahoo.com
Thu Jul 17 00:48:52 UTC 2008


> > I am making my first foray into HD and trying to set up a new flat  
> > screen, a Samsung LNT4069FX. Everything looks great except there is  
> > a horizontal distortion that becomes more apparent during fast moving  
> > scenes. It looks like there is a horizontal line where everything  
> > above the line is offset slightly to the right of everything below  
> > the line. It looks kind of like a seam in the picture. The line  
> > seems to move slowly down the screen from top to bottom until it  
> > recycles. Again, it is only visible during scenes with movement (the  
> > menus look fine).
> >
> > I have tried the TV settings without much luck, at this point I am  
> > wondering if the problem is with the X settings since it seems like  
> > X is having problems with the EDID (see below).
> 
> Are you trying to do 1080p over HDMI? I have this same problem with my  
> PS3 connected to my 1080p display. I had to tell the PS3 to output  
> only 1080i and the line went away. It also goes away with 1080p  
> connected to component (but I'm out of component inputs, so I have to  
> keep it on HDMI).
>
Yep, thats exactly it - 1080p over HDMI. Thanks for the pointer. I'll try forcing 1080i and see if the problem goes away. I assume that this a nvidia driver thing??

Thanks again,
J


      


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