[mythtv-users] DVi to HDMI repost

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Richard Bronosky wrote:

>On 11/7/06, Jason <fearthepenguin at jasonandjessi.com> wrote:
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>>Thank you all for your responses and your patience with my repost.
>>Looks like I have a lot of good sources to choose from for DVI to HDMI.
>>Those of you that are using them, do you have the 1080i or 720p
>>modelines figured out or is that mostly trial and error?
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>A good tv should support the ATSC modelines you can find here:
>http://www.linuxis.us/linux/media/howto/linux-htpc/video_card_configuration.html
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>If the TV supports a PC mode, as in 1-to-1 pixel mapping with no
>overscan, then you can shoot for creating a modeline that closely
>matches the native resolution.  With modern TVs I don't think it's
>possible to blow them up with a bad modeline.  They pretty much all
>have intelligent enough of software to not try to display something
>that will harm them.
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>If your TV overscans, don't waste your time trying to fix it.  It's
>hopeless.  Full-screening a Firefox window will always make it
>unusable.  That's just life.  I wish there was something you could do
>to tell your window manager to not use y,x,y,x pixels around the
>screen so that you could go full screen with your X apps.  Then you
>still can't use any of the consoles.  But once you get the machine set
>up you don't need them as much.
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Depending on your brand TV, it's sometimes possible to use power-strip 
to generate a 1-1 pixel mapping mode for the TV.  I have a sony 
KDF-E50A10 that I was able to get 1-1 pixel mapping on it.  It ended up 
being some goofy resolution like1260 x 688, but it's been great.  I can 
use the TV like a monitor for browsing and so forth without having to 
worry about overscaning.  I got the info from avsforum.  There are 
dozens if not hundreds of diifferent Tv models there.

Calvin...