[mythtv-users] GeForce4 MX440SE and Overscan

[Wayne Veilleux]

OK, that was true. The nvidia driver version 4496 is broken for me 
too. TVOverScan is now working perfectly with version 4363.

Thanks

Wayne

Alan Snyder wrote:
> Does the driver allow you to set horizontal/vertical
> overscan separately?
> If not, or even if it does, you can always set
> overscan(s) high enough to be
> sure the whole screen is covered, then fine-tune with
> the Myth GUI Size and
> Offset settings.  This will allow you to fit the
> picture exactly to your
> screen.  This is a personal preference, of course,
> since broadcasters won't
> put anything too close to the edges, but it matters to
> some for movies.  Be
> aware that for many TV sets the exact screen size will
> vary a bit with the
> contents of the scene.
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf
> 
> Of Wayne Veilleux
> 
>>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 4:46 PM
>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] GeForce4 MX440SE and
> 
> Overscan
> 
>>
>>The "picture" is good but the picture does not fit
> 
> exactly to cover 
> 
>>the hole TV screen. Actually it is a little bit
> 
> smaller at 
> 
>>the top and 
>>at the bottom. So it might not work properly. I will
> 
> some other value 
> 
>>for the option TVOverScan and see if it change
> 
> someting.
> 
>>Thanks
>>
>>Jeff Williams wrote:
>>
>>>Does it look like it's working?  If yes, then it
> 
> is.  If not, then 
> 
>>>it's not.
>>>
>>>There probably is something in the log file
> 
> that'll tell you, but I 
> 
>>>wouldn't honestly trust it - lots of people have
> 
> said it 
> 
>>doesn't work 
>>
>>>for them even though it's *supposed* to, so it
> 
> could say that it's 
> 
>>>working when it's really not.
>>>
>>>If you're happy with the way your image fills up
> 
> your TV 
> 
>>screen, then 
>>
>>>that's all that matters.  It should be filling up
> 
> the screen 
> 
>>>completely plus a little more (to account for
> 
> imperfect geometry in 
> 
>>>your TV)... it's only if it isn't, and you can't
> 
> fix it no 
> 
>>matter what 
>>
>>>you set the overscan to, that you should be
> 
> worried about it.
> 
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Wayne Veilleux
> 
> [mailto:wayne.veilleux at sympatico.ca]
> 
>>>>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 4:07 PM
>>>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] GeForce4 MX440SE and
> 
> Overscan
> 
>>>>
>>>>Sorry for that newbie question but how could I
> 
> know if TVOverScan is
> 
>>>>working or not with my NVidia driver 1.0.4496 ? In
> 
> 
>>>>/var/log/XFree86.0.log I have those lines:
>>>>
>>>>(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TVOverScan" "0.4"
>>>>(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling experimental RENDER
> 
> acceleration
> 
>>>>
>>>>Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
>>>>>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On
> 
> Behalf Of Jeff Williams
> 
>>>>>>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:29 PM
>>>>>>To: todd at kellyandtodd.net; Discussion about
> 
> mythtv
> 
>>>>>>Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] GeForce4 MX440SE and
> 
> Overscan
> 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Good advice, hope it's truly the case as I've
> 
> been trying 
> 
>>to post up 
>>
>>>>>>my XF86Config and log files for days to try to
> 
> help 
> 
>>people with this 
>>
>>>>>>issue (without success, though my latest one may
> 
> have 
> 
>>just not yet 
>>
>>>>>>shown up).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My overscan works, and I am also using 4363. 
> 
> Seems to be 
> 
>>the common 
>>
>>>>>>denominator...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Another vote for 4363 here... I didn't upgrade
> 
> past that
> 
>>>>because they broke
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>the video time API that Myth uses for smoother
> 
> output... if
> 
>>>>they broke
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>overscan too, that's just one more reason not to
> 
> upgrade.
> 
>>>>Overscan works
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>fine on my Leadtek GF4MX card with 4363.
>>>>>
>>>>>-JAC
>>>>>
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>>>>Wayne Veilleux ing.                        
>>
>>wayne.veilleux at sympatico.ca
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