[ltp] Linux Thinkpad -> standard tv

[Alex Deucher]

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 09:35:05 -0500, Bert Haskins <bhaskins@chartermi.net> wrote:
> I have been wondering what settings H/V are used
> when using S-video out to a standard tv set.
> Is 320 x 200 the limit ?
> It seems as though the wrong setting could damage the tv set.

usually if you are using a vga->tv cable, you are limited to 640x480. 
ati chips have a special hardware to encode the video signal to
something acceptable for tv (so you can display a 1024x768 desktop on
a tv).  You need to program the hardware to use the tv-out port. 
Xorg/xfree86 do not currently support tv-out.  I'm working on a patch
now.

Alex

> Thanks,
>     Bert
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