[mythtv-users] Ripping my hair out

[Yan-Fa Li]

It's probably a VIDIX problem.  Try

	mplayer -vo xv /dev/video0

Yan

David Whyte wrote:
> Hey Jim,
> 
> I have no idea.  This sounds like a problem I had on Windows when I
> had dual monitor running on a laptop I had.  I had to put the window
> showing movies etc on the primary screen.  Therefore, to do TV out, I
> had to use only the TV out display and not use the laptop monitor at
> all.  This was a nVidia 420Go ?!?!?
> 
> Someone tried telling me it was to do with my overlay settings but I
> didn't understand that.
> 
> Sorry I could not be anymore help,
> Dave
> 
> Ps - Stop tearing your hair out...you may need/want it later in life!!!
> 
> 
> On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:38:48 -0500, Jim Eskew <eskewj at alumni.clemson.edu> wrote:
> 
>>To follow up on my earlier posting
>>(http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/93860), I still  haven't
>>found a solution to this bizarre nVidia problem.  To review, I have an
>>nVidia Geforce 4 MX 420,  and my SVIDEO works out to the TV, but for some
>>reason when I do a "mplayer /dev/video0" or any test  capture, the video
>>window just turns bright green on the TV, with everything around it staying
>>normal.   However, the same window shows the video on my monitor normally
>>with sound and all.  I formally used  this card on a Windows box to play
>>DVDs into the same TV, so I know that it has the capability.  I am
>>desperate enough to go buy a new video card, but I'm not even sure if that
>>is the problem.
>>
>>I did decide to use Jarod's xorg.conf from
>>http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/engine?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=2
>>343;list=mythtv because he has the exact same video card and I assumed it
>>would work for both of us.  No luck.
>>
>>Can anyone give me ANY suggestions??  I don't know why I am the only one to
>>have this problem and any  tips would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
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