[mythtv-users] Can't see whole picture on playback or live TV

[Nick]

On 04/11/05, ffrr <ffrr at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> Initially, the bottom 10% or more is missing, a bit too much to ignore.
> I tried adjusting the overscan/underscan in the playback setup section,
> but it doesn't seem to do what I expected. When I set it to about 10%,
> the top and bottom 5% or more of the picture are missing.  In other
> words, making the overscan positive, makes the missing bits symetrical
> but doesn't really get me to see any more.
>
> I should mention that this is a widescreen picture I am looking at, on a
> 4:3 TV.  So there is ample room (black space) above and below the
> picture on the actual TV screen.  I just can't get it to show it.

Are you able to adjust the overscan settings in your video card setup
(aside from mythfrontend)? Making the adjustments in your xorg.conf
may help. Do you have any problems viewing the desktop, or is this
just limited to video playback in MythTV?

Nick