[mythtv-users] which resolution on a 16:10 lcd?

come se fosse antani antani at gmail.com
Sun Nov 5 16:34:41 UTC 2006


On 11/4/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 11/04/2006 02:55 PM, come se fosse antani wrote:
> > On 11/4/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 11/04/2006 01:44 PM, come se fosse antani wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've bought an acer LCD 19'' 16:10 aspect ratio; the monitor supports 1440x900.
> >>> My primary use for mythtv is watching tv (analogic signal or dvb-t,
> >>> PAL) and divx/dvd.
> >>> With the 4:3 CRT I had, I used 720x576, but now with the new monitor I
> >>> don't know wich resolution use.
> >> Just make sure you set the DisplaySize such that the aspect ratio is 16:10.
> > in which way can I set the displaysize? is xorg related or mythtv?
> >
> >> If using an NVIDIA card, set the UseEdid* settings (briefly described at
> >> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Q:_All_my_fonts_look_like_they_are_the_wrong_sizes.2C_how_can_I_correct_this.3F
> >> ) so the DisplaySize is not ignored.  Your DisplaySize should be 365 228.
> > I use a SIS chipset, installed on my asus digimatrix
>
> Still read the link.  It says how to set the DisplaySize.

thank you, mike. I set the display size to 365 228 (for my resolution
of 1440x900).
As far as I understand from the wiki page you pointed me, that's
related to the font.
it's that somehow related to tv scaling?

antani


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