[mythtv-users] Modelines

[Robert Dege]

@PJR - I followed the EDID process that you described, but it had no
effect.  However, i left it in my xorg.conf since I saw no harm in leaving
it there.

@Gregorio - Thank you for the in-depth information related to my model TV.
I purchased the TV back in September 2006, so I do have the older firmware
that does not offer overscan control.

@David - The nvidia ViewPortOut worked like a charm!!  The only deviation
is that the +28+17 represented the upper left corner of the screen for me.
So instead of halving the numbers, I used xwininfo to approximate the TV
screen dimensions and position.  Then I fine tuned the position and size
until I had the perfect layout.

Thanks to all that contributed

-Robert

PS - I tried to use the underscan feature that was in the nvidia-settings,
but the program refused to save the config file, even if I pointed it to a
blank file in /tmp


On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Gregorio Gervasio, Jr. <
gregorio.gervasio at gmail.com> wrote:

> (Please don't top-post.)
>
> >>>>> Robert Dege writes:
>
> > Neither Game Mode, nor switching HDMI ports resolved the overscan
> problem.
> > @Gary - One of the HDMI inputs was already labelled 'PC'.  So this had
> no effect
>
> > @Kenni - I own a Samsung HL-S5687W.  It's a DLP system from 2006.  I
> tried your xorg.conf, but it
> > had no effect.  I checked the log files, and the config was read, along
> with /usr/share/X11/
> > xorg.conf.d.  There was also this towards the end of the log:
> [...]
>
>
>         These DLPs are designed to overscan (too difficult/expensive to
> get rid of the distortion at the edges).  However, they do have a
> setting to reduce the overscan in the TV's service menu.  There are some
> links here:
>
>
> http://www.avsforum.com/t/665890/samsung-1080p-owners-thread-hlsxx87w-hlsxx88w-dlp-models/18850_50#post_11150878
>
> Unfortunately, the reports there seem to indicate that this model has
> problems with overscan reduction.
>
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