Re: [mythtv-users] X.org modeline for Samsung HLR5067W?

2006-01-13 Thread matthew . garman
On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 10:44:14PM -0700, James C. Dastrup wrote: > much. Finally I learned that I didn't need a modeline and Xorg > would determine the settings on its own using the PC Input. Now, > the picture is perfect, with only a slight overscan, maybe 5-15 > pixels in each direction. When

Re: [mythtv-users] Slightly OT: receiver input buzzing/humming

2006-01-11 Thread matthew . garman
On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 04:58:36PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Eh? If he's sending digital information down the coax, then no > amount of ground hum will be audible at the receiver, until the > hum is so bad it starts flipping bits in the data stream (at which > point, he'll hear either sile

Re: [mythtv-users] Slightly OT: receiver input buzzing/humming

2006-01-11 Thread matthew . garman
On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 10:18:00PM -0800, Steve Briggs wrote: > What generally works to reduce the noise is to get a good heavy > piece of wire (say #12 stranded or better) and screw it to both > the chassis of the myth box and the stereo reciever. This > provides a lower impedance path and gets t

[mythtv-users] Slightly OT: receiver input buzzing/humming

2006-01-10 Thread matthew . garman
I've got a Yamaha HTR-5550 receiver that receives input from (among other places) my mythtv box. This is an analog input: the cord is a male 1/8" stereo plug (PC side) that splits into two RCA connectors (amp side). The motherboard is the Chaintech 7NIF2. Recently, I've noticed that when I'm not

Re: [mythtv-users] OT: ntp won't synchronize

2006-01-09 Thread matthew . garman
On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 02:54:46PM -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote: > "outrageous synchronization distance" -- did you ever set your > clock to be closer to the real time than 15 minutes off? NTP will > refuse to synch if the delta is large. Yes, I forgot to mention that, indeed, I start ntpd *after

[mythtv-users] OT: ntp won't synchronize

2006-01-09 Thread matthew . garman
I tried recording with MythTV for the first time last night. Everything work as expected---except for the time! My computer was running 15 minutes fast, so my recorded TV was off. Now I'm struggling with NTP. Actually, I've been struggling with ntp for some time now. I've followed the gentoo w

Re: [mythtv-users] X.org modeline for Samsung HLR5067W?

2006-01-07 Thread matthew . garman
On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 08:09:34PM -0500, Michael Haan wrote: > Which one is this - sorry I don't want to dig out my docs to see > if it's mine, so what size? - I have a working modeline, but it > seems like you might be looking for "perfect". Mine is pretty > close with just the occasional thin g

Re: [mythtv-users] X.org modeline for Samsung HLR5067W?

2006-01-07 Thread matthew . garman
On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 07:00:26PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've done a bit of searching, but can't seem to find a definitive > answer to the question, "what is the correct xorg modeline to use > for the Samsung HLR5067W HDTV?" > > This is about the best I've found thus far: > > Modeline

[mythtv-users] X.org modeline for Samsung HLR5067W?

2006-01-07 Thread matthew . garman
I've done a bit of searching, but can't seem to find a definitive answer to the question, "what is the correct xorg modeline to use for the Samsung HLR5067W HDTV?" This is about the best I've found thus far: Modeline "1280x720" 79.159 1280 1424 1552 1760 720 723 730 750 But it's still overscann

[mythtv-users] upsampling/upconverting dvd?

2006-01-04 Thread matthew . garman
Looking at standalone DVD players, many of them claim to be "upsampling" or "upconverting". If I understand correctly, this means that they do some kind of magic to upconvert/upsample the DVD video to 720p or 1080i. If that definition is accurate, does the upsampling make a (positive) difference

Re: [mythtv-users] Choppy video and sound

2006-01-04 Thread matthew . garman
On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 12:14:46AM -0700, John P Poet wrote: > Some people claim that enabling OpenGL causes their machine to > lock up. I seem to remember Daniel Kristjansson committing some > fixes to svn which *might* help with that. I have never > personally had that problem, so don't know.

Re: [mythtv-users] Choppy video and sound

2006-01-03 Thread matthew . garman
On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 09:13:10PM -0700, John P Poet wrote: > OpenGL does not work for everyone. If it does work for you, then > you definately want it. OpenGL provides the smoothest video > refresh synchronization. Does it not work for everyone due to hardware, or that it "just won't work" for

[mythtv-users] choppy sound; was: Re: choppy sound & lousy picture

2006-01-03 Thread matthew . garman
On Fri, Dec 30, 2005 at 07:27:25PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just got my first MythTV box up and running. Hardware: > > * Chaintech 7NIF2 Motherboard > * Athlon XP 2500 CPU > * 512 MB RAM > * Hauppage WinTV-PVR-150 > * Seagate 7200 RPM 80 GB PATA hard drive (usin

Re: [mythtv-users] Choppy video and sound

2006-01-03 Thread matthew . garman
On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 10:33:14AM -0700, John P Poet wrote: > On 12/31/05, Brett Swaim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MythTv records great, but playback in full screen (video and > > audio) is choppy. If I exit mythtv and use mplayer that exact > > recording plays perfectly, it only chops in mythf

[mythtv-users] choppy sound & lousy picture

2005-12-30 Thread matthew . garman
I just got my first MythTV box up and running. Hardware: * Chaintech 7NIF2 Motherboard * Athlon XP 2500 CPU * 512 MB RAM * Hauppage WinTV-PVR-150 * Seagate 7200 RPM 80 GB PATA hard drive (using DMA) I am running Gentoo Linux, with the following package versions/features: