[mythtv-users] nvidia mx 440 - tv blanks after a few minutes
J. Donavan Stanley
jdonavan at jdonavan.net
Sun Apr 4 16:07:30 EDT 2004
malcolm wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>If I run X to the monitor it never goes to sleep. Only when I run X to the
>TV (monitor is just blank) does it go to sleep.
>
>
>
try "xset -dpms s off" before you run mythfrontend
>PS - if you have any hints for me I'm also experiencing:
>1) about an inch blank band on the top and bottom of the screen. Option
>"tvoutscan" "1.0" does nothing for me.
>
>
That's because tvoutscan isn't a option it's "TVOverscan".
>2) strange artifacts on fast motion sceans (I've seen stuff about Xv in
>archives but I don't understand it).
>
>
Are you using XvMC? You can tell if your OSD while watching TV is
grey. Are you using twinview? Do you have the deinterlace filter
turned on?
>3) a slight flicker on the screen like I have the wrong refresh rate. This
>is on NTSC in the US.
>
>
If it's only in high contrast areas, such as thin lines, that it's more
than likely due to the drivers not supporting interlaced output.
>HorizSync 30.0-50.0
>VertRefresh 60
>
>
You might want to fine tune things a bit. Try searching the archives
for "modeline".
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