[mythtv-users] Nvidia-FX5200 TVOut Xorg Configs

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 00:13 -0800, johnny at fishcounts.com wrote:
>  Not quite sure what you are saying when you say you get snow and diagonal
> lines, etc. 

It's like little dots on the screen. (sort of like when you tune in to
the weather channel and it's shows snowing/raining, those animated
pictures)

The diagonal lines looks like scanning lines. It moves from left to
right.


> If you do how can you see anything?
It's not really all that bad. But quality just isn't good. :-(

> 
> Resolution isn't sharp? I hope you're not trying to compare a standard TV to
> even the cheapest PC monitor because you can't compare. 

I've played with a Mini-ITX MII before with it's TVOut and it's a lot
clearer than what I'm seeing now.

> You can however try
> the nvidia-settings app which will let you adjust some settings for text to
> look clearer but video doesn't look as good. Your choice.
> 
I want video to be Clear. That's It. I don't need console text. (SSH)

> I run 800x600. What more would you need on your plain TV? 

Do they run 1024x768? Actually, 800x600 is plenty fine for me as long as
it's clear.

> They are talking
> mode lines and etc for HDTV's and beyond. Plain old TV's you are probably
> even ok with 640x480.

Ah.. I see. I have a POTV (Plain Old TV)

>  
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> Johnny Lee
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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Ow Mun Heng
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:51 PM
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> Subject: [mythtv-users] Nvidia-FX5200 TVOut Xorg Configs
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> 	Just bought a Forsa Nvidia fx5200 Graphics card. It comes with an
> SVideo Output and a Svideo to Composite cable.
> 
> I tried it out (the whole day yesterday) and was not able to get a clean
> and "teriffic" looking TV-Out.
> 
> I've read multiple email posts on mythtv and searched google as well but
> I've not been able to get a clean signal on the TVout. I keep getting
> "snow" on the screen. Also, in most cases, when the screen is all black
> (Blank), I will see what looks like scanlines running across the screen.
> (diagnonally).
> 
> Also, the resolution isn't sharp, the fonts looks Blur too. (In console
> mode, I can barely read the output. It looks like it's been
> 'strikethrough')
> 
> I read about modelines but I'm guess I still don't understand it. (and
> the notion that it can fry my hardware is making me nervous)
> 
> Can anyone help? Post your Xorg.conf file?
> 
> BTW, I'm using a SVIDEO to COMPOSITE cable. Will this degrade quality?
> My TV don't have an SVIDEO Input.
> 
> Thanks
> 

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