[mythtv-users] Why the need for playback settings

[Willy Boyd]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Steve Peters - Priority Electronics
>  Not really, I was saying that in linux, there is no one size fits all, you
>  have to tinker a bit to get the right settings. But in windows, it is one
>  size fits all. I was wondering, why does windows (and all commercial set top
>  box products) get it right without any tinkering, but in linux, you really
>  have to tinker?
>
>  -Steve
>

Because apparently you got lucky.  What motherboard/videocard, and
what model TV?

I have used several combinations of video out and televisions over the
years, and I know through that experience that Windows does NOT always
get it right nor is it "one size fits all".