[mythtv-users] [ Matrox G400 TV-Out ] RGB Cable

Duncan Kennington zilla at paradise.net.nz
Thu Mar 3 08:07:27 UTC 2005


Have a look at http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2646

I have a couple of G400s - one of which I have been meaning to put into my
Myth box.  Unfortunately now the good woman has her hands on it I'm not
allowed to touch it lest I break it!

So I can't say it works for me, but it's a pretty comprehensive guide. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bernd Müller [mailto:caret at gmx.de] 
Sent: Wednesday, 2 March 2005 5:48 a.m.
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Subject: [mythtv-users] [ Matrox G400 TV-Out ] RGB Cable

Hello;

I've read much about the Matrox G400 (Max) an it's exquisite tv-out in this
mailing-list. And some time ago i got such a card. But i'm not able until
yet to get the tv-out work in a satisfactory way. I've tried all the
specified ways how to connect the card (first and second head) via
composite, svhs or the selfmade RGB cable (the simple one for tthe second
head). At last i've gave up to configure X with directfb as it's seems to be
very complicated.

But now i've read in this list about an other RGB Cable with a little
circuit
inside: http://www.sput.nl/hardware/tv-x.html

Is it possible to run the G400 with this RGB Cable at the first head?

Does the G400 provide the nearby optimal pixelclock of 14.16 or maybe the
optimal clock of 14.76?

Is it possible to use the mentioned Modline "736x575i" 14.16 736 760 824 904
575 580 585 625 interlace -hsync -vsync

Which X-driver i've to use? The one from matrox or the GPL one.

Will this solution provide hardware acceleration (because of using first
head of
G400) and an optimal tv-out?

Bernd (c;






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