Mailing List Archive: Pundit and TV Overscan?

Pundit and TV Overscan?

Jun 13, 2003, 9:22 AM

Post #1 of 5 (1175 views)

Still considering the Pundit for my MythTV box...

I know that the GF4MX is recommended, but what about
the TV-out on the Pundit? I hear that it works, but
what about control of overscan or other options. Is
this supported by the Pundit's onboard video? Is it
important?

-WD

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Re: Pundit and TV Overscan? [ In reply to ]

buzzdat1 at attbi

Jun 13, 2003, 2:19 PM

Post #2 of 5 (1165 views)

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> I know that the GF4MX is recommended, but what about
> the TV-out on the Pundit? I hear that it works, but
> what about control of overscan or other options. Is
> this supported by the Pundit's onboard video? Is it
> important?
>
>
> -WD

The onboard chipset (SiS 651) supports overscan, but the stock SiS
driver does not. There are alternative drivers available (see my
earlier message) which I hope to be able to test this weekend. Check
out http://www.winischhofer.net/ for more details about the state of
support for the 651 and its capabilities. Stay tuned for more info...

== Steve

Re: Pundit and TV Overscan? [ In reply to ]

rjg at digitalisles

Jun 13, 2003, 8:31 PM

Post #3 of 5 (1169 views)

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The drivers from that site are the ones I am using and they work great.
I haven't had any problems with X. It is very stable and supports XV..
:-)

-Robert

On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 02:19:11PM -0700, Steve Davidson <buzzdat1@attbi.com> wrote:
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit and TV Overscan?
> From: Steve Davidson <buzzdat1@attbi.com>
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users@snowman.net>
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> Date: 13 Jun 2003 14:19:11 -0700
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>
>
> > I know that the GF4MX is recommended, but what about
> > the TV-out on the Pundit? I hear that it works, but
> > what about control of overscan or other options. Is
> > this supported by the Pundit's onboard video? Is it
> > important?
> >
> >
> > -WD
>
> The onboard chipset (SiS 651) supports overscan, but the stock SiS
> driver does not. There are alternative drivers available (see my
> earlier message) which I hope to be able to test this weekend. Check
> out http://www.winischhofer.net/ for more details about the state of
> support for the 651 and its capabilities. Stay tuned for more info...
>
> == Steve
>
>
>
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Re: Pundit and TV Overscan? [ In reply to ]

lists at forevermore

Jun 13, 2003, 11:39 PM

Post #4 of 5 (1173 views)

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> The onboard chipset (SiS 651) supports overscan, but the stock SiS
> driver does not. There are alternative drivers available (see my
> earlier message) which I hope to be able to test this weekend. Check
> out http://www.winischhofer.net/ for more details about the state of
> support for the 651 and its capabilities. Stay tuned for more info...

which files did you download (or will you download?) I'm not quite sure
which things I should grab, and whether or not I'll have to recompile
the entirety of XFree86 (which would obviously be a huge pain).

-Chris

Re: Pundit and TV Overscan? [ In reply to ]

buzzdat1 at attbi

Jun 14, 2003, 1:30 AM

Post #5 of 5 (1158 views)

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All you really need is the X driver itself; make sure to get the correct
driver for your configuration (X version, glibc version). Also, take a
look at the sample XF86Config files that he has on the site.

== Steve

On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 23:39, Chris Petersen wrote:
> > The onboard chipset (SiS 651) supports overscan, but the stock SiS
> > driver does not. There are alternative drivers available (see my
> > earlier message) which I hope to be able to test this weekend. Check
> > out http://www.winischhofer.net/ for more details about the state of
> > support for the 651 and its capabilities. Stay tuned for more info...
>
> which files did you download (or will you download?) I'm not quite sure
> which things I should grab, and whether or not I'll have to recompile
> the entirety of XFree86 (which would obviously be a huge pain).
>
> -Chris
>
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