<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 8, 2007, at 10:56 AM, Peter Ebert wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>I'm new to the whole mythtv thing, been weighing the options of installing according to <A href="http://wilsonet.com">wilsonet.com</A> or useing a package, like knoppmyth. So I've been reading through everything to see what would be the best path when I read under step 3 for the Knoppmyth setup that you can destroy your tv if you dont have /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 setup correctly. Why haven't I seen this anywhere else?<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>That's a standard disclaimer for anything having to do with driving monitors. It's been around since the first days of X.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It's really not such a problem these days, any monitor so old and crappy that it could be destroyed by incorrect timings probably *should* be blown up.</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Also, it doesnt mention what/how to change the refresh rate. I have found some more information on knoppMythWiki but nothing very clear (to me).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm going to be using a nVidia 7300 LE that has S-Video out, eventually i'd like to use the hdmi (once I pony up the cash for an HD). Anyone know if I need to be worried and how to go about not breaking TVs. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm a total noob so spelling things out for me would be appreciated, I hope I asked this question in the right place.</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>It's not Myth specific but everyone here has at least one monitor so it;s as topical as anything else here.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Look at some of the X documentation for more info though.</DIV></BODY></HTML>