[mythtv-users] Recording playback wavy/shaky with new TV...

[Andrew Koebbe]

Ok. One more thing...

If I set the resolution to 1024x768 with the VGA connection, it works just
fine. So it has something to do with the resolution of 1920x1080.

Any body got any ideas?

--Andrew

On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Andrew Koebbe <andrew at koebbe.com> wrote:

> And for what it's worth, S-video out is working correctly on the new TV,
> but obviously this defeats the purpose of buying a 1080p TV.
>
> I didn't mention it, but I have tried all of the other deinterlacing
> options, but none of them correct the problem.
>
> If my description of the problem doesn't make any sense, the following is a
> link to a photo of what it looks like.
>
> http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/488665/IMG_1152.JPG
>
> Thanks.
> --Andrew
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Andrew Koebbe <andrew at koebbe.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm a log time reader, first time poster.
>>
>> So I finally gave in and replaced my CRT TV with a 1080p LCD. I've got my
>> frontend box plugged in via the VGA connector (I haven't picked up a DVI to
>> HDMI cord yet).
>>
>> The frontend UI looks great, but when I play a recording the horizontal
>> lines are offset and shaking. The recordings are untranscoded ATSC OTA
>> captures. If I watch the mpeg file in VLC it works just fine, but if I put
>> VLC in full screen mode, the shaky lines comeback.
>>
>> I tried putting Myth frontend in windowed mode and shrank the size down.
>> When I did that, the video plays correctly. So it seems that full screen
>> playback is the problem.
>>
>> When playing back a recording in fullscreen in Myth the OSD does not
>> shake, only the Video. I've tried other payback profiles, but to no avail.
>>
>> The video card is a Nvidia 5200 and I'm using a DVI to VGA converter on
>> the frontend box, in case either of those things mean anything.
>>
>> I understand that this really isn't an issue with Myth, but I was hoping
>> that someone else has dealt with this and has any suggestions.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> --Andrew
>>
>
>
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