[olug] hd playback

[Noel Leistad]

Prob was w/ mplayer and the minipc (avail mem for video, I think). Thought I'd upgrade to F8, but the gpahical install hangs & textual never allows X to run, even post-install. 

Might do diff distro, might re-install MythDora. Concerned that even if I alloc 64 or 128M mem to video, the 8M shared window will remain prob. ??
 
MBE currently driving display, so, until WAF goes double-digit negative, motivation to fix is "on-hold", pending some startling revelation or minor discovery. 
Noel Leistad
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Adam Lassek" <adam at doubleprime.net>

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:47:19 
To:"Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
Subject: Re: [olug] hd playback


You're not going to display high-def video over an svideo port. You need to
connect the PC through DVI or HDMI to achieve 1080p, svideo can only handle
480i. I would save the svideo port for connecting a standard-def device like
a DVD player.

On a related note, I currently have my HTPC connected using a VGA port, but
the refresh rate is somewhat suboptimal. I originally tried connecting it
with a DVI->HDMI cable, but even though the resolution was set correctly the
desktop being displayed went off the edges of the screen. Has anyone
successfully connected a linux HTPC through HDMI with full 1080p? I'm using
an NVIDIA 8500gt.

On 2/15/08, Noel Leistad <noel at metc.net> wrote:
>
> Bought an HDHomerun.
>
> MBE is P4/2.8Ghz w/ GeForce FX5200 - Mythdora 4.0 confg'd to 800x600 at 50hz
>
> MFE is AOpen MiniPC, 1.7Ghz P4, on-board video - Mythdora 4.0 confg'd to
> 800x600 at 60hz
>
> HD recordings, some 1280x??, some 1920x1080, display fine on PC Screen
> attached to MBE. When running on MFE output to TV via svideo, Video
> displays as "blue-screen", audio sounds OK.
>
> Thinking SDTV can't display HD, even thru mythtv (??), I bought HDTV.
>
> on MFE, HD programming using svideo, still "blue-screen", switched to
> RGB(PC), same thing.
>
> Don't know how much memory allocated to video on MFE, could this be
> problem?? Looking for ideas.
>
> BTW, also, SD streams played on the new TV exhibit garbled audio, so,
> they unwatchable as well. Anyone else experienced similar? WAF currently
> more like WDisAF;common, but now at an elevated level. The only saving
> grace is the nice new TV that plays OTA pretty well.
>
> OT - "Enjoy Lunch w/ the Penguin" today, for those getting to attend.
>
>
>
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