[mythtv-users] Corrupted bottom line of pixels.

[David Asher]

On Jul 11, 2010, at 8:04 AM, Paul Gardiner wrote:

> MarcT wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of David Asher
>> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 12:42 PM
>> To: Discussion about mythtv
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Corrupted bottom line of pixels.
>> On Jul 10, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Anthony Giggins wrote:
>>>> I would say I'm seeing #1, but its really more flashing dots on the
>>>> bottom row of pixels (where most often there are so many dots that it
>>>> forms lines), and its not always the same color.  Mostly green, last
>>>> night I watched a show with blue and pink.  Its not usually mixed,
>>>> however.
>>>> 
>>>> Still collecting more data.  Might switch the STB to 720p and see if
>>>> that really makes it go away.  I see the corruption on all 3 TVs (all
>>>> are driven by IONs, one zotac DIY and 2 revo 1600s).
>>>> 
>>>> David.
>>>> 
>>> Sounds like Closed Captions Data to me but I thought that was normally at
>>> the top of the screen?, it probably makes sense that the HDPVR just
>> displays
>>> it...
>> Nope, its definitely not closed captions data.  That shows up as white and
>> at the top.
>> The puzzle to me is why it doesn't show up when mplayer plays it back.
>> David.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Hmm, that's news to me. I'll test one of the videos with xine, my media
>> player of choice, and see if it's there or not. If not that would, IMO, mean
>> that mythtv has a playback issue.
> 
> In some case where I've seen the problem, I've downloaded the file to my PC using Mythweb, and played it with Nero Showtime. Never seen the corruption there.
> 
> Of course that is just ruling out the source, not VDPAU.
> 
> P.

Good point, my mplayer test was flawed: I didn't force mplayer to use vdpau.  I need to try mythtv vdpau without deinterlacers as well.

David.