[mythtv-users] TV Overscan nVidia GF4 440mx

[David Zanetti]

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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Bruce Markey wrote:

> David Zanetti wrote:
> 
> >>>Is there any way to increase the overscan past the 1.0 setting in my 
> >>>XF86Config file?  0.6 an 1.0 dont seem to have much (if any) difference, 
> >>>and I still have a bit at the top, bottom, and sides of the screen that 
> >>>need to be taken care of.  Any tips?  (BTW: I am using the latest nVidia 
> >>>drivers)
> 
> Opps, I missed that last comment. Overscan and some other
> features don't work with the latest nVidia driver. You need
> version 4363.

I've tried 4349, 4363, and 4496 now. 4349 and 4363 give really bad image
quality, but neither is overscanned. 4496 seems the best image-wise, but
isn't overscan either.

> > That's where I have it as well, but naught difference setting it makes. Is
> > it reported in the logs of the server when starting up? 
> 
> Look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log

I get what you see, plus:

(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "720x576_50.00"
(WW) NVIDIA(0): TV-0 is not capable of overscan.

That mode name is a GTF-derrived mode for PAL, but if someone has a
working PAL mode post it, I'd be interested to see it. 

The "not capable of overscan" is a bad sign, I don't know why it thinks
it's not, a mode issue maybe? Something to do with having TV-only as a
console?

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