2009-11-23, 03:44
I recently purchased a GeForce 8400 GS generic card for a P4 machine I had laying around. I loaded up with XBMC Live and to my surprise every single file I threw at it including the killa sampler and others played perfectly on it. I had to turn on the vdpau support. VERY IMPRESSED. I tried Windows 7 on the same machine and the video just couldn't keep up. I even installed the latest drivers but it didn't make much of a difference. So I'm sticking with the linux version.
My problem is this - I have a Magnavox 51" rear projection TV with component inputs. It supports 1080i and 480p resolutions from what the manual says. I tried the component connection from my GeForce card and the screen had slanted/scrolling lines. The image is there of the XBMC interface but it's just impossible to see anything. Seems like some sort of a sync issue. DVI / HDMI / VGA are not options on this particular set.
I do know 1080i works with my Xbox 360 attached to it. I've also had an old XBox with XBMC in the past on it and had similar problems but I was able to overcome them with trial and error with resolution tweaking. I'm looking for some guidance on doing this with XBMC live / linux version. A useful function would be to use a button on the remote that could cycle through all the resolutions to find something that works since the menu is unviewable.
Any tips on how to overcome this and get the video to sync up right with the TV?
Thanks,
DJ
My problem is this - I have a Magnavox 51" rear projection TV with component inputs. It supports 1080i and 480p resolutions from what the manual says. I tried the component connection from my GeForce card and the screen had slanted/scrolling lines. The image is there of the XBMC interface but it's just impossible to see anything. Seems like some sort of a sync issue. DVI / HDMI / VGA are not options on this particular set.
I do know 1080i works with my Xbox 360 attached to it. I've also had an old XBox with XBMC in the past on it and had similar problems but I was able to overcome them with trial and error with resolution tweaking. I'm looking for some guidance on doing this with XBMC live / linux version. A useful function would be to use a button on the remote that could cycle through all the resolutions to find something that works since the menu is unviewable.
Any tips on how to overcome this and get the video to sync up right with the TV?
Thanks,
DJ