[mythtv-users] TV Overscan nVidia GF4 440mx

[Bruce Markey]

David Zanetti wrote:

>>>Is there any way to increase the overscan past the 1.0 setting in my 
>>>XF86Config file?  0.6 an 1.0 dont seem to have much (if any) difference, 
>>>and I still have a bit at the top, bottom, and sides of the screen that 
>>>need to be taken care of.  Any tips?  (BTW: I am using the latest nVidia 
>>>drivers)

Opps, I missed that last comment. Overscan and some other
features don't work with the latest nVidia driver. You need
version 4363.

> That's where I have it as well, but naught difference setting it makes. Is
> it reported in the logs of the server when starting up? 

Look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log


(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "true"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "RenderAccel" "1"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TVOverScan" "1.0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling experimental RENDER acceleration
(**) NVIDIA(0): Forcing SVIDEO output
(**) NVIDIA(0): ConnectedMonitor string: "TV"
(**) NVIDIA(0): TV Standard string: "NTSC-M"


--  bjm