[mythtv-users] DVI and Overscan - The Epic Battle

[Mat Kyne]

YES!!!  I finally have my MythTV box running on my Sony HDTV. Many thanks to 
all the members of this mailing list for their help to both me and the 
members with previous questions.  I am actually typing this up in my livivng 
room. (my wife is SO thrilled that she can go to sleep in the bedroom)

So now that it is up and running, ---> Bring on the problems!
I am using DVI to connect from my Nvidia GeForce 5200 to my Sony HDTV.  Now 
I just need to get rid of the overscan. I have read that there is no help 
for overscan if you are using a DVI cable . . .  has this changed?  Or has 
someone found a way around this?   I am trying to avoid buying an AA960. I 
was thinking it might be possible to just buy a DVI-VGA adapter? Would the 
video card know? Would my TV get mad and transform into a killer robot and 
shoot me with a laser? --> I don't want that to happen! <--

Seriously, has anyone tried this before, or am I just trying to fit a square 
peg into a round hole?
Jusi incase you were wondering, thiese are the mode lines that I am running;

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Sony Wega"
        ModelName    "38in HDTV via DVI"
        HorizSync    33.75
        VertRefresh  59.94
        #VertRefresh  60.0
        Option      "dpms"
        # My 720x480p mode
        Mode "720x480p"
                DotClock 30.807
                HTimings 720 800 864 912
                VTimings 480 513 514 563
                Flags "+HSync" "+VSync"
        EndMode
        # My 1280x720p mode
        Mode "1280x720p"
                DotClock 74.16
                HTimings 1280 1352 1392 1648
                VTimings 720 725 730 750
                Flags "-HSync" "-VSync"
        EndMode
EndSection
Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "Chaintech"
        BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200"
        Option      "RenderAccel" "1"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes    "720x480p" "1280x720p"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

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