[mythtv-users] 0.24+fixes - tearing, /dev/rtc permissions and getting openGL to work

[Taylor Ralph]

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Mike <mythtv at dtmc.ca> wrote:
> On 24 February 2011 22:28, Taylor Ralph <taylor.ralph at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:15 PM, Mike <mythtv at dtmc.ca> wrote:
>>> Thanks Mark, can the TV I have do progressive? TH-50PH9UK 50
>>>
>>> I believe when I bought it years back it could only do 1080i.
>>>
>>> Using U10.10 NVIDIA drivers its' decided to pick the settings of which
>>> the resolution is full-HD and as you describe looks pretty awful.
>>>
>>> I was hoping for better things after forking out for an HDMI adapter
>>> for the TV (original comes with PC, Component) and integrating it with
>>> other HDMI devices/recievers.
>>>
>>> The signal from teh Zotac HDMI now goes through an HDMI receiver then to the TV.
>>>
>>> Before, I had used the PC-mode on the television and VGA output on the
>>> Zotac... it worked ok but I had some really odd resolution and
>>> overscan issues.  Not sure if this is the 260.x NVIDIA driver to blame
>>> or not.  I had very little success changing NVIDIA drivers in the past
>>> so a little hesitant to do so now although I appreciate peoples
>>> comments on 260.x quality.
>>
>> It can't do 1080p but it can do 1366x768p which is it's native
>> display. I would highly recommend you try and get a working 768p
>> output. This will avoid the panel having to deinterlace and scale. By
>> switching to the native (lower) resolution you will get the added
>> benefits of less memory consumption and better performance too.
>>
>> Regards.
>> --
>> Taylor
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>
> I had tried playing with resolutions in the past and typically most
> made the desktop appear off-center which was worse than the picture
> quality.
>
> Anyway, I have just managed to set the NVIDIA resolution to 1360x768
> (the only resolution close to native) and playback does look sharper
> with Temporal 2x (still jerky with advanced 2x).  Regular desktop
> looks sharper too.
>
> Not sure what you mean by getting a working 768p output?

It means a 1360x768 progressive output which you've just accomplished.
You aren't going to be able to use Advanced 2x for anything greater
than standard definition sources.

Regards.
--
Taylor