[mythtv-users] GUI size vs. video size

[Alan Snyder]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf
Of Bruce Markey
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 5:40 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] GUI size vs. video size
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
Why have a workaround for a problem that doesn't need
to exist
in the first place?  The themes should keep their
contents
within NTSC or PAL "action safe" areas.


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