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<blockquote data-quote="2BitSculptor" data-source="post: 577630" data-attributes="member: 65661"><p>I have no other means to convert a 720x576 computer display to a 740x480 NTSC analog TV (I am in the US). My converter works only with standard computer displays (eg. 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768) 640x480 is too small to do anything productive (compter operations) as dialog boxes are too large to find the edges for any buttons. 1024x768 is too large to be able to read normal screen text on the NTSC TV ... so I use 800x600. A 720x576 MediaPortal skin in full screen on an 800x600 display shows no discernible offset errors.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My PCtoTV converter only has two overscan settings (on/off). As I explained above I have brightness bloom issues when it is off (underscan). The ATI Catalist software is fully adjusted to its smallest vertical dimension and pushed all the way to the top of the display space (and still runs off a couple pixels at the bottom). Ideally, I should be able to adjust the vertical position and stretch on the TV itself, but those controls are nonexistent. All this means that I cannot make the displayed picture smaller when in overscan. I do not want to chance damaging the PCtoTV converter by sending it nonstandard sync.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can run 720x576 on my 800x600 display (converted to 720x480) without issue. As I tried to demonstrate above, is that the overscan allowance you have used in aMPed (20 pixels) is insufficient for my TV. An allowance of no less than 27 pixels is acceptable. The viewable physical space is reduced to 662x528, with the rest lost in overscan.</p><p></p><p>When aMPed is converted (using the neat little conversion software) to true 800x600 resolution, the overscan issue is also transfered intact, but the minimum space is now 30 pixels top and bottom and 40 pixels on each side. Following the 10% rule, my physical display space is now 720x536 with the rest lost to overscan.</p><p></p><p>Best regards,</p><p></p><p>Chuck</p><p></p><p>edit:</p><p></p><p>I would not be concerned about this 'issue' if I didn't feel so strongly about the potential of the aMPed skin for 4x3 analog TV users that have yet to dive into the MediaPortal pool, who are holding back because of the assumed disparity between PAL and NTSC standards. I feel I am the lowest common denominator right now, and if aMPed can work 'out of the box' for me, then it will be the best d@mn skin for 4x3 viewers worldwide.</p><p></p><p>best regards,</p><p></p><p>Chuck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2BitSculptor, post: 577630, member: 65661"] I have no other means to convert a 720x576 computer display to a 740x480 NTSC analog TV (I am in the US). My converter works only with standard computer displays (eg. 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768) 640x480 is too small to do anything productive (compter operations) as dialog boxes are too large to find the edges for any buttons. 1024x768 is too large to be able to read normal screen text on the NTSC TV ... so I use 800x600. A 720x576 MediaPortal skin in full screen on an 800x600 display shows no discernible offset errors. My PCtoTV converter only has two overscan settings (on/off). As I explained above I have brightness bloom issues when it is off (underscan). The ATI Catalist software is fully adjusted to its smallest vertical dimension and pushed all the way to the top of the display space (and still runs off a couple pixels at the bottom). Ideally, I should be able to adjust the vertical position and stretch on the TV itself, but those controls are nonexistent. All this means that I cannot make the displayed picture smaller when in overscan. I do not want to chance damaging the PCtoTV converter by sending it nonstandard sync. I can run 720x576 on my 800x600 display (converted to 720x480) without issue. As I tried to demonstrate above, is that the overscan allowance you have used in aMPed (20 pixels) is insufficient for my TV. An allowance of no less than 27 pixels is acceptable. The viewable physical space is reduced to 662x528, with the rest lost in overscan. When aMPed is converted (using the neat little conversion software) to true 800x600 resolution, the overscan issue is also transfered intact, but the minimum space is now 30 pixels top and bottom and 40 pixels on each side. Following the 10% rule, my physical display space is now 720x536 with the rest lost to overscan. Best regards, Chuck edit: I would not be concerned about this 'issue' if I didn't feel so strongly about the potential of the aMPed skin for 4x3 analog TV users that have yet to dive into the MediaPortal pool, who are holding back because of the assumed disparity between PAL and NTSC standards. I feel I am the lowest common denominator right now, and if aMPed can work 'out of the box' for me, then it will be the best d@mn skin for 4x3 viewers worldwide. best regards, Chuck [/QUOTE]
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