[mythtv-users] hdtv modeline question

[Donavan Stanley]

On 5/5/05, Xiaotian Sun <sun.xiaotian at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/5/05, Donavan Stanley <geckofiend at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 5/5/05, Xiaotian Sun <sun.xiaotian at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a 42" Plasma HDTV (Vizio P42HD), with VGA (D-Sub) and DVI
> > > inputs.  It has a native resolution of 1024x768.  For now I've been
> > > running my display at this resolution via VGA connection.  I have got
> > > any luck with the DVI connection.  The text messages at boot time
> > > displays fine via DVI, but the X Window doesn't.
> > >
> > > I also haven't got any luck to come up with a modeline that works
> > > great for my TV.
> >
> > Try this one:
> >
> > Modeline "1280x720"     74.25   1280 1316 1452 1644    720  720  723
> > 751 -hsync +vsync
> >
> 
> It sort of works, but part of the display goes outside screen.  But
> the display quality looks about the same as a 1024x768 at 60Hz.

That screen LOOKED like it was a widescreen, it may very well be that it's not.