[mythtv-users] Westinghouse LCD and FX5200

[Bill]

On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:28:22 -0500
Bill Chmura <Bill at Explosivo.com> spake:

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> As a follow up to the original string of conversation:
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> * I did verify that on the 47" westinghouse, the DVI ports are different.  I found the insert with the tv that shows this and finally was able to rest easy and not think I was going crazy.
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> The DVI-1 port is 1080p, the DVI-2 port is 1080i - per the doc's that came with it (the little cardboard insert, the printed book tells lies... lies!!!)
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> * another follow up, is that switching the ports did not resolve my blinking screen issue - it has returned on the DVI-1 port, so something else I did had fixed that.  It came back after a recent reboot.  So it is either something getting whacked in the card itself, or something I should modprobe or otherwise load.  To recap: this was a problem with a few horizontal lines being strange, and the whole thing going black and re-syncing while moving through the menus.
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> I was so close to having it all working too!

For the archives:

At least in my configuration, the FX5200 and Westinghouse 47" NEED the
modeline.  I took it out and restarted and it was back to a normal
"square" resolution.  Anyway, could be the other things I have in there
messing it up.

As for my sparkly things... well I did some more troubleshooting...

at a lower resolution it did not happen, only at 1900xWhatever it is

Turns out one part of the DVI cable was not screwed down really tight.
Once I did that, my problem went away.  Amazing.  It was not even
really loose.