> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mythtv-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael T. Dean > Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2005 11:43 PM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Motion is jerky/blurry with tv out. > > Matthew Carle wrote: > > > I have got MythTV running on Fedora 3 but any motion appears > > jerky/blurry. This is most obvious on scrolling credits. > > > > I live in Australia and we use PAL. > > > > > > It is currently running at 800x600 @ 60hz (which I suspect is the > > problem since it should be 50hz?). I can't seem to get 50hz. > > > > The video card is a GeForce FX5600 and I am using svideo out to a sony > > WEGA TV. > > > > Any ideas? Should it be running at a different resolution (720x576 or > > something)? It has me stumped. > > > Does *anybody* read the README for NVIDIA's drivers? > > ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-7174/README.txt > > specifically, (app-j) APPENDIX J: CONFIGURING TV-OUT > > To use your TV with X, there are a few parameters that you should > pay special attention to in your X config file: > > o The VertRefresh and HorizSync values in your monitor section; > please make sure these are appropriate for your television. ... > > o The Modes in your screen section; the valid modes for your TV encoder > will be reported in a verbose X log file (generated with `startx -- > -logverbose 5`) when X is run on a TV. Some modes may be limited > to certain TV Standards; if that is the case, it will be noted in > the X log file. Generally, atleast 800x600 and 640x480 are supported. > > o The "TVStandard" option should be added to your screen section; valid > values are: > > "PAL-B" : used in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Guinea, > Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, The > Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, > Sweden, and Switzerland > "PAL-D" : used in China and North Korea > "PAL-G" : used in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, > The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, > and Switzerland > "PAL-H" : used in Belgium > "PAL-I" : used in Hong Kong and The United Kingdom > "PAL-K1" : used in Guinea > "PAL-M" : used in Brazil > "PAL-N" : used in France, Paraguay, and Uruguay > "PAL-NC" : used in Argentina > "NTSC-J" : used in Japan > "NTSC-M" : used in Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, > Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, South > Korea, Taiwan, United States of America, and Venezuela > "HD480i" : 480 line interlaced > "HD480p" : 480 line progressive > "HD720p" : 720 line progressive > "HD1080i": 1080 line interlaced > "HD1080p": 1080 line progressive > "HD576i" : 576 line interlace > "HD576p" : 576 line progressive > > The line in your X config file should be something like: > > Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M" > > If you do not specify a TVStandard, or you specify an invalid value, > the default "NTSC-M" will be used. Note: if your country is not in > the above list, select the country closest to your location. > > To repeat: *If you do not specify a TVStandard, or you specify an > invalid value, the default "NTSC-M" will be used.* > > So, output a PAL signal and you should be fine. Deinterlacing "works" > when outputting an NTSC signal only as a side effect. You'll likely get > much better quality outputting the appropriate PAL (50Hz) signal without > deinterlacing than using deinterlaced NTSC timings since your display is > PAL and interlaced. > > Note, as described in bullet 2, you may have to adjust your modeline. > Just do a search on Google for "PAL-<whatever>" and "modeline" and test > a few of them out. > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Hasn't this been discussed over and over and decided that there's no way to get smooth output on NVIDIA cards without using BOB deinterlacing? Damon
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