> > I can't draw comparisons with NVidia cards or Radeon support under Windows > > but if you ask direct questions, I can try to pass on my experiences with > > my Radeon 9600 :-) > > Great! Thanks! > > > I find that the picture I get is not square - it bends in a little on both > > sides towards the top of the screen. Anyone know how to fix this? Do > > Matrox/NVidia owners get this? > > Hmmm. How pronounced is the problem? I've tried a few other TV outs (mostly > nVidia variants), and there can be quite a large variance in quality & shape > of output. ^_^
On my 28" Sony WS, I'd say the display bends in ~0.5cm on either side at the top of the screen starting about 2/3 of the way up. I previously had a Radeon 9000 which did the same as my current 9600. > > I've now switched to using the ATI drivers which was relatively painless > > but have heard of others having problems. > > Are you using the latest version? (3.2.8 from the ATI site) Actually 3.2.5 but the readme didn't mention significant changes - maybe I'll try the later version any. > > The gui lets you move/resize and change to NTSC/PAL but sadly the edges of > > my display still bend in at the top. > > By move/resize, do you mean to affect the TV output? ie; to better centre the > TV out on the TV, and to provide overscan to fill the TV view area as much as > possible? Yes, exactly. > > It's nice now having xv support but I have to say I never noticed too much > > difference as I have a 2.6GHz P4 to take the strain. > > Does xv include hardware scaling, or is it just layering? Both. Interestingly, the readme says that xv support is in early stages and to switch to GL if problems are encountered. > I'm using a Celeron 2.2GHz, which you'd think wouldn't be too bad, but the > on-board video doesn't have hardware scaling, and so it scales in software, > which is noticeable for some high-res video clips. It also shows visible > tearing, and the picture quality isn't too good. Maybe I'm not very demanding but I'm very pleased with the quality of the radeon output - picture geometry aside. > Overall, though, your response is quite comforting. Seems support overall is > now reasonable, and if ATI really are putting in some effort to regularly > release updated drivers, it may be time to try one of their cards out. > > Thanks! No problem. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
