Nigel Metheringham wrote: > I feel like I am missing some of the fundamentals on how the TV-out > works on video cards - is it directly affected by modelines, or is it > basically doing something a bit on its own so only partially affected by > the modelines (ie resolution set by modeline, but the scan rates etc > done elsewhere)? I'd really appreciate any pointers to basic > information on this. > > The specific problem I have is getting an appropriate X config for a > NVidia GeForce MX4000 driving a UK PAL-I widescreen TV through SVideo > (initially - I may move to direct VGA->RGB/SCART if the quality via > SVideo is grotty). Ideally I want to run the beast as widescreen with > the right sort of aspect ratios.
S Video is not ideal for widescreen -- doesn't carry aspect ratio info. Better off using SCART (or VGA->composite/RGB) to begin with. You should be able to use your set's widescreen modes to test with, though. -Doug
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