[mythtv-users] Skewed text and video display on widescreen 5120x1440

Mark Kendall mark.kendall at gmail.com
Thu Jan 14 10:16:28 UTC 2021


On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 17:12, Alain <mythuser at alain.homeunix.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>    Setting the Aspect Ratio to "0% {32:9}"  fixes the video display which is great and a bit unexpected as the GUI is still streched out with the characters far too big.

Well - some good news at least:)

To be honest I'm not entirely sure how well any theme will cope with a
screen that wide; as they are generally designed for 16:9 or 4:3.

That said, I suspect the font sizing/scaling is out as I presume
somewhere in Qt/myth it is using the DPI figure to work out how to
scale the fonts properly - and presumably the DPI is wrong. (It's not
a part of the code I've ever really looked at).

>    I'm including the log. As for the EDID, xrandr gets it right, but if I then decode the EDID HEX data that it provides, I don't see the 5120x1440 resolution.

The mode description for 5120x1440 is buried in an EDID extension -
xrandr is probably up to date whereas edid-decode isn't. Not something
to worry about really.

The bigger issue is why xrandr (and qt) do not pull out the display
size correctly (but edid-decode seems to find it OK).

Can you post the edid?

Regards
Mark

>
>       xrandr --verbose
>
> Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 5120 x 1440, maximum 32767 x 32767
> ...
> HDMI-0 connected 5120x1440+0+0 (0x1be) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1mm x 1mm
> ...
>
>   3840x1080 (0x1bd) 266.500MHz +HSync -VSync +preferred
>         h: width  3840 start 3888 end 3920 total 4000 skew    0 clock  66.62KHz
>         v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1093 total 1111           clock  59.97Hz
>   5120x1440 (0x1be) 549.750MHz +HSync -VSync *current
>         h: width  5120 start 5168 end 5200 total 5280 skew    0 clock 104.12KHz
>         v: height 1440 start 1443 end 1453 total 1481           clock  70.30Hz
>   5120x1440 (0x1bf) 469.000MHz +HSync -VSync
>         h: width  5120 start 5168 end 5200 total 5280 skew    0 clock  88.83KHz
>         v: height 1440 start 1443 end 1453 total 1481           clock  59.98Hz
>   3840x2160 (0x1c0) 593.410MHz +HSync +VSync
>         h: width  3840 start 4016 end 4104 total 4400 skew    0 clock 134.87KHz
>         v: height 2160 start 2168 end 2178 total 2250           clock  59.94Hz
> ,,,
>
>   If I then decode the raw EDID:
>
>     cat /tmp/toto | edid-decode
> edid-decode (hex):
>
> 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 41 0c 54 09 ae 0a 00 00
> ....
>
> EDID version: 1.3
> Manufacturer: PHL Model 2388 Serial Number 32
> Made in week 34 of 2020
> Digital display
> Maximum image size: 119 cm x 34 cm
> Gamma: 2.20
> DPMS levels: Off
> RGB color display
> Default (sRGB) color space is primary color space
> First detailed timing is preferred timing
> Color Characteristics
>   Red:   0.6748, 0.3134
>   Green: 0.2802, 0.6445
>   Blue:  0.1494, 0.0664
>   White: 0.3125, 0.3291
> Established Timings I & II
>     720x400    70.082 Hz   9:5    31.467 kHz  28.320 MHz (IBM)
>     640x480    59.940 Hz   4:3    31.469 kHz  25.175 MHz (DMT)
>     640x480    66.667 Hz   4:3    35.000 kHz  30.240 MHz (Apple)
>     640x480    72.809 Hz   4:3    37.861 kHz  31.500 MHz (DMT)
>     640x480    75.000 Hz   4:3    37.500 kHz  31.500 MHz (DMT)
>     800x600    56.250 Hz   4:3    35.156 kHz  36.000 MHz (DMT)
>     800x600    60.317 Hz   4:3    37.879 kHz  40.000 MHz (DMT)
>     800x600    72.188 Hz   4:3    48.077 kHz  50.000 MHz (DMT)
>     800x600    75.000 Hz   4:3    46.875 kHz  49.500 MHz (DMT)
>     832x624    74.551 Hz   4:3    49.726 kHz  57.284 MHz (Apple)
>    1024x768    60.004 Hz   4:3    48.363 kHz  65.000 MHz (DMT)
>    1024x768    70.069 Hz   4:3    56.476 kHz  75.000 MHz (DMT)
>    1024x768    75.029 Hz   4:3    60.023 kHz  78.750 MHz (DMT)
>    1280x1024   75.025 Hz   5:4    79.976 kHz 135.000 MHz (DMT)
> Standard Timings
>    1920x1080   60.000 Hz  16:9    67.500 kHz 148.500 MHz (DMT)
>    1680x1050   59.954 Hz  16:10   65.290 kHz 146.250 MHz (DMT)
>    1440x900    59.887 Hz  16:10   55.935 kHz 106.500 MHz (DMT)
>    1280x1024   60.020 Hz   5:4    63.981 kHz 108.000 MHz (DMT)
>    1280x960    60.000 Hz   4:3    60.000 kHz 108.000 MHz (DMT)
>    1280x720    60.000 Hz  16:9    45.000 kHz  74.250 MHz (DMT)
> Detailed mode: Clock 266.500 MHz, 1193 mm x 336 mm
>                3840 3888 3920 4000 ( 48  32  80)
>                1080 1083 1093 1111 (  3  10  18)
>                +hsync -vsync
>                VertFreq: 59.968 Hz, HorFreq: 66.625 kHz
> Display Product Serial Number: 32
> Display Product Name: PHL 498P9
> Display Range Limits
>   Monitor ranges (GTF): 48-75 Hz V, 30-114 kHz H, max dotclock 600 MHz
> Has 2 extension blocks
> Checksum: 0x46
>
> ----------------
>
> CTA-861 Extension Block Revision 3
> Underscans PC formats by default
> Basic audio support
> Supports YCbCr 4:4:4
> Supports YCbCr 4:2:2
> 1 native detailed modes
> 54 bytes of CTA data blocks
>   Video Data Block
>      1920x1080   60.000 Hz  16:9    67.500 kHz 148.500 MHz (VIC  16)
>      1920x1080   50.000 Hz  16:9    56.250 kHz 148.500 MHz (VIC  31)
>      1920x1080i  60.000 Hz  16:9    33.750 kHz  74.250 MHz (VIC   5)
>      1920x1080i  50.000 Hz  16:9    28.125 kHz  74.250 MHz (VIC  20)
>      1280x720    60.000 Hz  16:9    45.000 kHz  74.250 MHz (VIC   4)
>      1280x720    50.000 Hz  16:9    37.500 kHz  74.250 MHz (VIC  19)
>       720x480    59.940 Hz  16:9    31.469 kHz  27.000 MHz (VIC   3)
>       720x576    50.000 Hz  16:9    31.250 kHz  27.000 MHz (VIC  18)
>       720x480    59.940 Hz   4:3    31.469 kHz  27.000 MHz (VIC   2)
>       720x576    50.000 Hz   4:3    31.250 kHz  27.000 MHz (VIC  17)
>       640x480    59.940 Hz   4:3    31.469 kHz  25.175 MHz (VIC   1)
>      3840x2160   50.000 Hz  16:9   112.500 kHz 594.000 MHz (VIC  96)
>      3840x2160   60.000 Hz  16:9   135.000 kHz 594.000 MHz (VIC  97)
>      3840x2160   24.000 Hz  16:9    54.000 kHz 297.000 MHz (VIC  93)
>      3840x2160   25.000 Hz  16:9    56.250 kHz 297.000 MHz (VIC  94)
>      3840x2160   30.000 Hz  16:9    67.500 kHz 297.000 MHz (VIC  95)
>   Audio Data Block
>     Linear PCM, max channels 2
>       Supported sample rates (kHz): 48 44.1 32
>       Supported sample sizes (bits): 24 20 16
>   Speaker Allocation Data Block
>     Speaker map:
>       FL/FR - Front Left/Right
>   Vendor-Specific Data Block, OUI 0x000c03 (HDMI)
>     Source physical address 1.0.0.0
>     Maximum TMDS clock: 300 MHz
>   Vendor-Specific Data Block, OUI 0xc45dd8 (HDMI Forum)
>     Version: 1
>     Maximum TMDS Character Rate: 600 MHz
>     SCDC Present
>   Extended tag: YCbCr 4:2:0 Capability Map Data Block
>      3840x2160   50.000 Hz  16:9   112.500 kHz 594.000 MHz (VIC  96)
>      3840x2160   60.000 Hz  16:9   135.000 kHz 594.000 MHz (VIC  97)
>   Vendor-Specific Data Block, OUI 0x00001a (AMD)
>     01 01 30 4b e6  ..0K.
> Detailed mode: Clock 333.300 MHz, 1193 mm x 336 mm
>                3840 3888 3920 4000 ( 48  32  80)
>                1080 1083 1093 1111 (  3  10  18)
>                +hsync -vsync
>                VertFreq: 75.000 Hz, HorFreq: 83.325 kHz
> Detailed mode: Clock 296.000 MHz, 1193 mm x 336 mm
>                2560 2568 2600 2666 (  8  32  66)
>                1440 1443 1448 1481 (  3   5  33)
>                +hsync -vsync
>                VertFreq: 74.968 Hz, HorFreq: 111.028 kHz
> Detailed mode: Clock 241.500 MHz, 1193 mm x 336 mm
>                2560 2608 2640 2720 ( 48  32  80)
>                1440 1443 1448 1481 (  3   5  33)
>                +hsync +vsync
>                VertFreq: 59.951 Hz, HorFreq: 88.787 kHz
> Checksum: 0xcb
>
> ----------------
>
> DisplayID Extension Block Version 1.2 Length 121 Extension Count 0
> Display Product Type: Extension Section
>   Video Timing Modes Type 1 - Detailed Timings Data Block
>     Detailed mode: Clock 549.750 MHz, aspect undefined, no 3D stereo
>                    5120 5168 5200 5280 ( 48  32  80)
>                    1440 1443 1453 1481 (  3  10  28)
>                    +hsync -vsync
>                    VertFreq: 70.303 Hz, HorFreq: 104.119 kHz
>     Detailed mode: Clock 469.000 MHz, aspect undefined, no 3D stereo
>                    5120 5168 5200 5280 ( 48  32  80)
>                    1440 1443 1453 1481 (  3  10  28)
>                    +hsync -vsync
>                    VertFreq: 59.977 Hz, HorFreq: 88.826 kHz
>   Checksum: 0xf
> Checksum: 0x90
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alain
>
>
>
> On 10.01.21 18:33, Mark Kendall wrote:
>
> On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 at 15:22, Alain <mythuser at alain.homeunix.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>      I do not have the choice of "Auto (Assume...)", I only have the
> "Auto" choice or more specific ones. But whichever I choose, the
> results seems to be the same visually.
>
> Sorry - my mistake. I thought that code had gone into 0.31/fixes but
> my recollection was wrong.
>
> Essentially there looks to be a problem with your display's EDID. Both
> Qt and MythTV get your display size wrong and calculate an aspect
> ratio of 1 (and there is another issue flagged that is EDID related).
>
> As James said, does it not just work if you set the aspect ratio to
> 32:9? which I assume is your display's aspect ratio?
>
> However, I do expect this ratio
> to be related to the mythfrontend window size rather than the display
> size, which is not what other comments seemed to imply.
>
> The code that calculates where to place your video on the screen needs
> both the screen aspect ratio and the pixel aspect ratio. Most modern
> displays have a pixel aspect ratio of 1 - i.e. square pixels. For
> older displays, this can only be calculated from the screen dimensions
> and the resolution.
>
> In master/0.32, the new default is to assume a pixel aspect ratio of
> 1:1, which would in your case just work out at 32:9.
>
> If setting the aspect ratio explicitly to 32:9  does not work, then
> please post another log with that setting in use - as that would
> suggest a bug.
>
> Regards
> Mark
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