[mythtv-users] nvidia mx 440 - tv blanks after a few minutes

[J. Donavan Stanley]

malcolm wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>If I run X to the monitor it never goes to sleep.  Only when I run X to the
>TV (monitor is just blank) does it go to sleep.
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try "xset -dpms  s off" before you run mythfrontend


>PS - if you have any hints for me I'm also experiencing:
>1) about an inch blank band on the top and bottom of the screen.  Option
>"tvoutscan" "1.0" does nothing for me.
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That's because tvoutscan isn't a option it's "TVOverscan".


>2) strange artifacts on fast motion sceans (I've seen stuff about Xv in
>archives but I don't understand it).
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Are you using XvMC?  You can tell if your OSD while watching TV is 
grey.  Are you using twinview?  Do you have the deinterlace filter 
turned on?

>3) a slight flicker on the screen like I have the wrong refresh rate.  This
>is on NTSC in the US.
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If it's only in high contrast areas, such as thin lines, that it's more 
than likely due to the drivers not supporting interlaced output.

>HorizSync 30.0-50.0
>VertRefresh 60
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You might want to fine tune things a bit.  Try searching the archives 
for "modeline".