[mythtv-users] Cannot find a good HDTV Modeline

[David George]

On 7/23/2004 5:34 AM, William wrote:

>>Section "Monitor"
>>#       Option      "dpms"
>>         Identifier   "Monitor0"
>>         VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>>         ModelName    "ViewSonic A70"
>>         DisplaySize 138 122
>>         HorizSync    31.5 - 37.9
>>         VertRefresh  59.9 - 60.1
>>         Modeline "1080i" 79.84 1920 2040 2200 2368 1080 1090 
>>1106 1125 
>>+vsync -hsync interlace
>>EndSection
>>    
>>
>Your monitor is not spec'ed for your refresh rate. Refresh rate on the 1080i
>is 79.84 which is not alllowed according to your monitor description. Try
>"VertRefresh  59.9 - 80.1" or try adding a line to the display section
>"virtual 1920 1080" to set your desktop size to the display size. 
>  
>
Um, 79.84 is not the refresh rate.  It is the dot clock.  Even my cheasy 
HDTV monitor can do up to about 85 here.  Don't change your VertRefresh 
from 59.9 to 60.1.  There are several Howto's on ModeLines.

Here are a couple of links to some howtos on ModeLines:
http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/ModeLinesHowTo (at the bottom of the page 
are a couple of links also)
http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/ModeLinesHowTo_2fDoItByHand  (easier to 
understand)
http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ (if you are a real 
glutton for punishment)

On another note your DisplaySize is not 16x9.  Try DisplaySize 160 90, 
or if the fonts are too big use DisplaySize 320 180.

HTH,
David