[mythtv-users] GUI size vs. video size

[Bruce Markey]

Curtis Stanford wrote:
> OK, I've seen messages about this before but I still think the situation 
> stinks so I want to see want others think.
> 
> I'm using an EPIA M10000 box with the latest VIA binary drivers for X windows. 
> This driver has an overscan setting for use with TV's which works quite well. 
> Of course, using this setting results in all the mythtv GUI stuff being cut 
> off on all four edges. Adjusting the "Screen setting" (i.e. GUI width, height 
> and offsets) fixes the GUI problem but screws up the video which was quite 
> fine before thank you very much.
> 
> My only choice seems to be to set the X driver to "underscan" and then try to 
> adjust both the "Screen setting" options and "Overscan" options to try and 
> get both the GUI and video to look right. After quite a number of tries, I 
> never could get this to look right. Not nearly as good as letting the X 
> driver to the overscan for me.
> 
> So, why can't we have a setting to "inset" only the GUI so I can take 
> advantage of the overscan setting in the X driver but still be able to see 
> all of the GUI? Seems to be a much simpler solution, at least for other 
> people out there in this situation.
> 
> Thanks for listening.

I listened and I feel your pain. I'm using nVidia TVOverScan
at 1.0 to try to align scan lines and am aware of the same sort
of problems. I imagine people using PVR-350s for TV-out are up
against the same thing. The main problems is that theme designs
are not aware of the NTSC "title safe" and "action safe" areas.
The secondary workaround/solution is that MythTV no longer has
a 'fullscreen' mode separate from the GUI dimensions.