[mythtv-users] PAL widescreen

[Julian Edwards]

On Sun, 2004-04-25 at 21:46, Torsten Schenkel wrote:
> Hmm, if you set up your TV to the correct mode it should display the
> 720x576 as 16:9 picture. To convince X and myth that 720x576 is 16:9 you
> have to set the DisplaySize in Xf86Config(-4)
> 
> Other than that there shouldn't be anything else missing in your setup.

I was missing a DisplaySize setting, which I've now added, but it now
results in black bars down each side of the picture and a 4:3 image in
the centre of the screen.

I'm just comparing with running mythfrontend on my laptop which has a
widescreen display running in a native widescreen resolution.  If I hit
"w" when watching a show transmitted in widescreen it fills the screen
perfectly.

When I get my VGA->Component transcoder, I'll be able to send a "real"
widescreen signal without the Nvidia driver whinging.

> BTW, that's why I still have a 4:3 TV. If the signal to switch modes
> isn't accurate (and I have yet to see a provider that can deliver an
> accurate one) you have a stretched picture most of the time or get
> random switches during a programme.

I know what you mean.  Some of my shows are transmitted with the wide
flag set and the picture is then letterboxed!  You lose half the
vertical resolution :(   (UK readers:  This is Smallville and E.R. on E4
watching on NTL cable.  Anyone else see this?)

Thanks for the info.

J.
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