[mythtv-users] TV-Out Radeon 9700 Pro

[sarvinc at fastmail.fm]

Joe Votour wrote:
> --- sarvinc at fastmail.fm wrote:
> 
>> Unfortunately I can't find the cable that came with
>> my PVR-350 and I 
>> need TV-out for a few days. Someone gave me a Radeon
>> 9700 Pro which I 
>> have mostly working, video only plays on the main
>> screen not on the TV. 
>> I've tried searching the list, google,
>> google.com/linux and a few forums 
>> but I still can't tell if TV-out actually works
>> properly on the 9700 or 
>> not. At this time, could someone give me a
>> definitive answer? Also if 
>> you have a working xorg.conf for it could I take a
>> peak?
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> Using the ATI proprietary driver, I was able to get
> TV-out working on an AIW 9700.  This isn't optimized
> at all (but it worked), I was just experimenting with
> it (to compare picture quality with my 9700, 5200FX
> and PVR-350).
> 
> I'm attaching the xorg.conf file.  However (and I may
> be wrong here) the TV must be the first head (in a
> dual-head setup) - I can't be certain of this because
> I only had the TV connected.
> 
> -- Joe

Awesome, this is a great start!