[mythtv-users] Leanfront 0-138 Black Background?

[Greg Oliver]

On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 4:04 AM Paul Gardiner <lists at glidos.net> wrote:

> On 23/05/2020 13:55, Tim Pletcher wrote:
> >
> >      >>>> >> If we're doing feature requests: any chance of making
> >      >>>> configurable the
> >      >>>> >> colour of bars above and below the video? The grey is good
> for
> >      >my
> >      >>>> >> plasma TV, but I much prefer black. :-)
> >
> >
> > Is there any possibility this is being caused by a non-optimal color
> > space configuration leading to black lifting?
> >
> > I like to refer to the explanation given here:
> > (https://kodi.wiki/view/Video_levels_and_color_space).
> >
> > I don't use leanfront but I have found that if I don't ensure everything
> > is set up correctly with respect to Limited / Full and RGB / YcBcR444
> > for all the components in the chain (MythFrontend --> Video Card -->
> > Recevier / TV) then I can end up with black that looks washed out to
> grey.
>
> Thanks for the thought, but no. I know that problem very well. The grey
> bars are far too bright to be by that cause, and the picture otherwise
> looks perfect.
>
> Paul.
>

It's been a while since I have had a plasma tv, but ISTR that the borders
were black on it by default.  I had a Pioneer and the settings were input
specific - you may want to make sure the settings are copied to all inputs
and it may go away.

When DirecTV first started broadcasting in 1080 back in the 90s, I had a
rear projection HD behemoth.  I soon switched to plasma when it became
available and had a line doubler inline with all my inputs passed through
it (before HDMI was out).  It could detect telecine, progressive, pulldown,
anamorphic, etc.  I only had the issue with certain formats (anamorphic
2:35:1 ISTR), but once I made the changes on my plasma, it went away.  Of
course, it shortened the life of the plasma greatly and blacks quickly
became dark greens, etc, but by then I was ready for a new TV anyhow.
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