[mythtv-users] My TV doesnt like input from computers

[Chris]

> That number looks nothing like anything currently in my xorg.conf (I'm
> assuming thats where it goes). Up until now I was looking at the
> HorizSync property - is that the right one to be playing around with?
> 
> On 6/4/06, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:
>>
>> > ok. That sounds like its worth a try.
>> >
>> > So how do I find out what frequency to use? I have tried googling it,
>> > but found nothing. Do I just try frequencies at random? Should I put a
>> > range in, or a single number?
>> >
>>
>> Its pretty straightforward to work out
>>
>> I'm not sure if you are in a PAL or NTSC country but for example in PAL
>> its 625 lines 25 times per second (actually half this number 50 times a
>> second but they are interlaced to reduce screen flicker).
>>
>> 625 x 25 = 15.625KHz
>>
>> When I was younger!! I could hear the loose ferrite cores on loptex's (as
>> they are known in the trade - Line Output Transformer) but now that sound
>> and the squeak of bats is but a memory :-(
>>
>> --
>> Robin Gilks

The number Robin gave you is for a PAL country.  If you're in a NTSC 
country like the US, the correct value is 15.734Khz.