[mythtvnz] Xorg and lcd tv's

[Steven Ellis]

On Mon, April 14, 2008 12:40 pm, feadog wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> The old sony crt tv has died gracefully - thankfully I will now be able to
> replace it with a LCD one.
>
> I am a bit worried about the LCD TV's resolution of 1366x768 and how it
> will
> be handled by Xorg and thus Mythtv frontend (a laptop with intel 945
> graphics
> and alternatively a desktop with nvidia 6200 video)
>
> The TV will mostly be used as a monitor, so it is paramount that it be run
> at
> native resolution. I run Debian unstable on both the backend and
> frontends.
>
> There are a number of 32" TVs available in NZ at a reasonable price;
>
> Acer AT3220B 32" LCD TV   $ 909 inc. GST - $129 cashback until 30 Apr
> VIEWSONIC 3240WB           $ 900 inc. GST
> SONY BRAVIA KLV32U300A $ 1089 inc. GST
>
> Does anyone on the list care to comment on the suitability on any of the
> above
> TV's? (all 1366x768) Would I be better to purchase another brand for
> better
> compatibility? Will I have overscan or overscan problems?

Most of these sets don't provided a 1366x768 EDID data set so you normally
won't get a 1:1 pixed mapping. The set will probably provide a 720x1280
resolution with a degree of overscan.

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