[Openchrome-users] 1625 TV encoder using S-Video output displays narrow image

[Thomas Hellström]

Chad wrote:

>On 9/28/06, Chad <masterclc at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Hello!
>>
>>After trials and tribulations untold (huh huh huh) I have finally got
>>my SP13000 and Commell 667-T working... sorta.
>>
>>Over VGA (not using the TV encoder) they work great using the CN400
>>chipset.  However, on the Commell 667-T, I have an HDTV TV encoder
>>chip (1625).  So I'm facing a second part dilemma with this board
>>where I can't connect to my living room TV that has S-Video input
>>because the image is vertically squished.  Best description I can give
>>is that there are 6-8 inches of "black bars" on each side of the
>>display sqeezing it inward.  The resolution isn't the culprit, I can
>>change that all day long and nothing changes other than the size of
>>the xterm window that pops up in fluxbox and the status bar width.
>>
>>I can post logs if you'd like, but I'm not sure what ones would help
>>at this point.  I'm going to play with drivers and use patches from
>>the around the web to see what I can come up with.  In the meantime,
>>if anyone has some fancy ideas, I'm all for trying em.  I seem to have
>>come to the understanding that OpenChrome hasn't built support for the
>>1625 encoder yet, hence the try of the various patches.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>-Chad
>>
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>I got a reply about S-Video and HDTV output.  I just want to make
>clear, I can't ever get anything.  I cannot get into X.  As soon as I
>startx, the screen goes out-of-sync and I just see a bunch of lines
>going corner to corner across the screen.  Like really old-school
>cable if you didn't have the box, it would go out-of-sync and you
>could sort of make out a picture if you watched long enough.  It's
>like that but digital, so it's got sharp edges and is completely
>unwatchable, but I can see when stuff moves because the pixels change
>colors.
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>-Chad
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>
Chad,
VT1625 is not supported. Please read the TV-out section of the wiki.

/Thomas



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