[mythtv-users] connecting mythbox to HD tv -- dvi->hdmi or vga->component

[Gabe Rubin]

On 1/31/06, Phill Wiggin <wigginp at mantech-wva.com> wrote:
> Preston Crow wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 14:00 -0500, Phill Wiggin wrote:
> >
> >
> >>So, it works for me (YMMV).  I _do_ have a problem with overscan.  The
> >>TV has a good bit of overscan both during bootup and inside of X.  I'll
> >>be playing with modelines to get it fixed in X, but I haven't seen any
> >>way to fix the console overscan.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I tried that and reached the conclusion that you can't do the modeline
> >tricks when using DVI.
> >
> >I run the GUI with a specified size, and use xrandr to set the display
> >size based on the recording.  It works fine for everything except
> >mythgame.
> >
> >--PC
> >
> >
> Thanks for the info. (I saw you posted something similar a bit
> earlier.)  I'm not very concerned with MythGame (I have a MAME arcade
> cabinet for that kind of stuff), so your solution will probably work
> great for me. :)
>


Is overscan an issue for things like dvd playback?  I am going to make
this new box replace my dvd player, and I am hoping to do nice
upconverting to.