[mythtv-users] widescreen from pvr-350

[Steve Adeff]

On Wednesday 18 January 2006 22:39, Curtis Preston wrote:
> I said:
> > I recommend using a VGA -> component adapter.  DVI & component can both
> > do HD, but the component is a lot easier to figure out what settings to
> > use.
>
> Then you said:
> >or a video card with DVI and component output. The advantage of the VGA
> >converter is that its guaranteed to work and be easy to setup, they're just
> >more expensive than a new Nvidia card with component output with a
> >dedicated HDTV tuner chip (so you use the tv-out functions
> >and just set it to "HDTV").
>
> Absolutely more expensive.  I was just looking to minimize the number of
> things that were hard to install.  Getting MythTV to record HD was hard
> enough (still not done).  Didn't want to spend another few weeks getting
> it to display it. ;)

true true, have you tried SVN for HD? Its working fabulously for me (ATSC 
tuner and less-so firewire).

As well, a card with Component output should be as easy as using the SVideo 
output of the video card since both go through an encoder chip to create the 
output signal specificly for a TV. So it shouldn't be all that difficult.

> I said:
> > Read this link about how to use powerstrip to get custom resolutions on
> > your HDTV TV.  Yes, it involves temporarily loading Windows on your
> > system, but TRUST ME, it's worth it.  Once you use powerstrip to get
> > everything beautimus, hit the copy to clipboard button and paste into
> > notepad.  Voila!  There's your linux settings!
>
> You said:
> >no need, just look at the X log file, both the NVidia and ATI drivers will
> >print out the EDID settings received from your TV. Then use one of the
> >plethora of web-based X config utils to create the modeline.
>
> I'd be curious to see what you're talking about here, but unfortunately,
> the Sony HDTV doesn't say much via that route.  It's "not intended for
> use with a PC," so they're NO help.  Also, I still like how I can fine
> tune the settings with powerstrip.  Just seems a lot easier.  When I was
> looking for help, it seemed that everything online was pointing me in
> that direction.  You're the first person that I've "talked" to that
> seems to think it's easy to do in Linux.

First, you need to be sure your loading the modules for the drivers (dependent 
on your driver I think) to read the EDID data. You can use the online 
modeline creators to fine tune as well, and all without having to reboot!

>
> I said:
> > (That is, unless someone can tell me how to configure the box so I can
> > display DVI & VGA at the same time.  Then, when I tweak something on
>
> the
>
> > DVI side and freak out the TV, I can still see things on my monitor.)
>
> You said:
> >twinview, DVI as the main screen.
>
> Couldn't figure out how to do that in Windows or in Linux.

ask here, I'm sure someone has done it and can help,

--
Steve