[mythtv-users] PVR-350 TV out problem

[Rei Toi]

Have you set MythTV to use the PVR-350 as it's output?

Check out this page for details on where to set this and on where to 
adjust GUI size and over/underscan percentages...

http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/HardWare_2fVideoCaptureCards_2fPvR350_2fHintsAndTips

HTH

Scot L. Harris wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 12:23, Rei Toi wrote:
> 
>>Noob chiming in here...
>>
>>I had a similar issue, about 40 or so horizontal lines were being 
>>displayed as I went through the modprobe tests.
>>
>>(BTW, thanks Jarod!  Your guide was a tremendous help to me...)
>>
>>This part from the guide worked for me:
>>
>>"If you got video, but there were like 20 to 50 evenly spaced horizontal 
>>lines overlaying it, try tweaking the ivtv-fb driver with this command:
>>
>>/usr/bin/ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 -alpha -on -globalalpha -nolocalalpha
>>
>>Then run the dd test again, and with luck, the picture will look like it 
>>should."
>>
>>Obviously, you should change fb1 to whatever frame buffer your card 
>>grabbed...
> 
> 
> Thanks.  I missed expanding Jarod's How To, so missed that section the
> first few times.  :)
> 
> That command did clear the lines from the TV display.
> 
> I was subsequently able to get X running out the PVR-350 output.  
> 
> However, the playback quality is not very good.  The picture is over
> scanning the display some on each edge (cuts off the AM/PM indicator
> when the time is displayed etc.)
> 
> During play back the frame rate does not appear to be fast enough to
> prevent it from appearing a little jerky.  And there are times that the
> picture will freeze briefly during playback.  
> 
> The dd testing had a picture that looked fairly good, not what I would
> call full quality but better than the result described above.
> 
> 
> I also was surprised that the sound continued to come out the PC audio
> ports instead of over the PVR-350 ports.  
> 
> I will check the guide again to see if I missed expanding another
> section.  :)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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