[mythtv-users] Minor Screen Refresh Visible

[C.T. Paterson]

2008/7/30 Dan Ritter <dsr-myth at tao.merseine.nu>:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 08:39:54AM -0400, C.T. Paterson wrote:
>> 2008/7/30 Petteri Matilainen <pmatil at gmail.com>:
>> > VGA->SCART adapter cable. Do I need to modify the xorg.conf modeline?
>> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> My experience does not suggest I had a modeline problem - but it's
>> possible.  Where did you get yours from?  I've got an LCD HDTV, and
>> some of them are known to supply incorrect modelines to Xorg (google
>> for a "UseEDID" xorg option).  Mine appeared to be one of them, so I
>> obtained mine by running "gtf" on the command line, and used the
>> generated modeline in my xorg.conf.
>
> You could certainly be running with a modeline that your LCD
> does not quite like. I just acquired an LCD, and discovered that
> the NVidia built-in 1920x1080_60 mode was horrendously
> overscanning horizontally. The manual contained all the required
> timings, though, and I built a perfect modeline out of that.

If you're inclined, Dan, I'd be interested to know how.  My knowledge
of modelines is pretty slim - and while my manual has a bunch of
information in it - I wouldn't know how to construct a modeline out of
it (although gtf seems to have served me well).  I'm merely curious.

Cheers.

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