[mythtv-users] Samsung 4:3 TV with nVidia / MythTV

[Dan Armbrust]

I also got this out of the nvidia drivers:

parse-edid edid.bin
parse-edid: parse-edid version 2.0.0
parse-edid: EDID checksum passed.

        # EDID version 1 revision 3
Section "Monitor"
        # Block type: 2:0 3:fd
        # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
        Identifier "SAMSUNG"
        VendorName "SAM"
        ModelName "SAMSUNG"
        # Block type: 2:0 3:fd
        HorizSync 15-46
        VertRefresh 59-61
        # Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 80 MHz
        # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
        # DPMS capabilities: Active off:no  Suspend:no  Standby:no

        Mode    "1280x720"      # vfreq 60.000Hz, hfreq 45.000kHz
                DotClock        74.250000
                HTimings        1280 1390 1430 1650
                VTimings        720 725 730 750
                Flags   "+HSync" "+VSync"
        EndMode
        Mode    "720x480"       # vfreq 59.940Hz, hfreq 31.469kHz
                DotClock        27.000000
                HTimings        720 736 798 858
                VTimings        480 489 495 525
                Flags   "-HSync" "-VSync"
        EndMode
        # Block type: 2:0 3:fd
        # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
EndSection


I really don't understand why a 4:3 screen is only advertising modes
of 16:9 and 3:2.

I tried putting together some other mode lines with a 4:3, but it has
rejected them all, to date.