[mythtv-users] overscan problems with nvidia 8400 GS

[Nick Rout]

On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Tortise<tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dale Pontius" <DEPontius at edgehp.net>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] overscan problems with nvidia 8400 GS
>
>
> Tortise wrote:
>>
>> Dale Pontius wrote:
>>> The current tool is "nvidia-settings", and it's been pretty well proven
>>> to not work for 8xxx+ cards.  However, as mentioned before, the system
>>> I'm using now has an nVidia 6200, and last night I looked with a mirror,
>>> and it has an S-Video connector.  So I dug out the manual, and sure
>>> enough, it has TV-Out.  One of these days I'm going to swap.
>>
>> I would check the driver version you want, I think you need the 173 driver - and a compatible card - which means <= 5xxx NVIDIA
>> cards - check the reference I gave you.  I don't think a 6200 will be any better, except to use less power!
>>
>> Also I suggest that you read about S-video on wikipedia.
>>
>>
> I have driven the 6200 with a 173-series driver, probably earlier too,
> considering that I set this system up 3+ years ago.
>
> Looking at http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.18/README/appendix-a.html I note the 173 drivers also support the
> 8400 GS!
>
> Perhaps you can use 173.x overscan capabilities with the 8400GS card?  How about that for an idea worth trying?
>

and lose vdpau