[mythtv-users] video shift switching from livetv/guide

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Mar 18, 2006, at 3:46 PM, Nick Bartos wrote:

>> Turn the Use GUI size for TV Playback checkbox back on. It doesn't
>> affect the TV output unless you're using the xv frame buffer stuff.
>
> That's just it, I am using the xv framebuffer.  If I use the  
> decoder then
> I don't get the spiffy preview window in the guide.

You can't have it both ways unless you get a new video card that  
handles the overscan better. I just live with not displaying the  
video in the guide as a trade-off for VERY low CPU usage.