Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-07 Thread Matthew Caron
Here is what my monitor section looks like: Section Monitor Identifier Monitor0 VendorName Monitor Vendor ModelNameGeneric Extended Super VGA, 800x600 @ 60 Hz, 640x480 @ 72 Hz DisplaySize 350270 HorizSync31.5 -

Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-07 Thread alhaz
Quoting Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: These settings have given the worst results so far :(. I'll call the company and see what they say, otherwise its off to ebay. I could swear I've heard of / seen a tool that gets windows to fess up what sync rates it's using, in a form that you can get them

Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-07 Thread Matthew Caron
Have you tried having X autoprobe for the settings? What is it, XFree86 --setup or something like that? Ryan wrote: These settings have given the worst results so far :(. I'll call the company and see what they say, otherwise its off to ebay. On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 08:07, Matthew Caron wrote:

Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-07 Thread Ryan
Believe the flag is --configure On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 18:10, Matthew Caron wrote: Have you tried having X autoprobe for the settings? What is it, XFree86 --setup or something like that? Ryan wrote: These settings have given the worst results so far :(. I'll call the company and see

Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-07 Thread Ryan
Yes, that was the first thing I tried and it didn't work. I would think there are many programs out there that will let me see what my XP laptop is outputting so that I can paste it into Xf86. On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 18:10, Matthew Caron wrote: Have you tried having X autoprobe for the settings?

Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-07 Thread Ryan
Actually I just plugged the vga converter back into my XP laptop and the display isn't crisp at all. This thing sucks. Don't buy the Startech vga converter. I'm going to try to get my money back. I'll buy that GrandTec you have when I get some money. Is the display nice and crisp? -ryan On Sun,

Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-07 Thread Matthew Caron
It depends on what you mean. It's not as crisp as a monitor, but it's as crisp as all the video game systems I hook up to my TV. The limit is how good the TV can display. Ryan wrote: Actually I just plugged the vga converter back into my XP laptop and the display isn't crisp at all. This thing

Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-07 Thread alhaz
Quoting Matthew Caron [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It depends on what you mean. It's not as crisp as a monitor, but it's as crisp as all the video game systems I hook up to my TV. The limit is how good the TV can display. When i decided to build an htpc, I researched the vga-to-tv converter

Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-07 Thread alhaz
Quoting Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Originally I had bought a G450-DH, but it went bad, and I could never get the TV out to work anyways. Are you using framebuffering? My TNT2 did a nice job on the TV but I couldn't get it to take up the full-screen. I'm currently in the process of returning the

Re: [Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-06 Thread Matthew Caron
What resolutions refresh rates can the unit do? Should be in the manual. Ryan Detert wrote: I just bought a Startech vga to tv converter. It is designed to work with windows of course, and it works perfectly on windows. However, on XFree86 4.3, slackware 9.1, using the nvidia drivers for TNT2,

[Freevo-users] vga to tv converter + xfree86

2003-12-05 Thread Ryan Detert
I just bought a Startech vga to tv converter. It is designed to work with windows of course, and it works perfectly on windows. However, on XFree86 4.3, slackware 9.1, using the nvidia drivers for TNT2, I get a nice full screen display, however it flickers way too much. I haven't been able to