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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Long-time reader, first time poster.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am a newbie running MythTV from SVN on
Ubuntu outputting component out via a fanless Nvidia 6600. Reading some
old posts from Jarod and others, I was able to output to my TV (which accepts
1080I, not 720p on a 4:3 screen) with the line in my xorg:
Option "TVStandardard" "HD480i" No modelines required.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While this works great, it obviously isn't HDTV
which was my primary purpose for MythTV. (Can't wait to sell my
Tivo!). When I add the line Option "TVStandard" "HD1080i" I
get a small desktop on what appears to be a 1080i resolution. I
can see that Nvidia is outputting a wide screen resolution but the desktop is
significantly narrower and shorter than the NVidia output and is centered in the
screen. I have tried the Windows/Powerstrip route and gotten modlines that
should work but don't seem to help. Also, when MythTV kicks into watching
a show under this mode, the system freezes and requires a
reboot. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Second question. Considering that
I have a 4:3 HDTV (16:9 didn't fit in my entertainment center but I
will be buying a front projection in the near future), will 1080i output ever be
able to fill the screen for shows that are 4:3? Probably doesn't
matter since those shows aren't HDTV anyway but I don't think I can change
Xorg.conf from one mode HD480i to the other HD1080i on the fly. Or
can I?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sorry for the newbie questions.
BTW, I appreciate all of the folks that respond on this and other
forums. I took a little different route setting up my first MythTV
system on Ubuntu with a Fusion 5 Gold card and 6600 component output.
While this is probably trivial for some folks, it was a great challenge (and a
ton of fun) for someone that has never worked on Linux before. I
had many, many problems all of which I was able to solve (except this
one) by reading through this and other forums. For the active
posters/problem solvers: Thanks! Not to mention the
developers!</FONT></DIV>
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