[LIVE] Resolution Change for New TV - Need help please

KidKiwi · 2012-04-28 10:28

We've recently upgraded our TV to our first real flat panel. I've just noticed in the xbmc GUI the resolution is only 1280x720 (and the TV says the same thing). I was sure when I first set the new TV up the res was 1920x1080.

The old TV definitely had 1920x1080 in the xbmc GUI.

I have read this post cover to cover and countless other posts trying to get 1920x1080 resolution from xbmc - without success. The script offered in this post actually works for my system and the xorg.conf was updated

Here is the original xorg.conf

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig

# nvidia-xconfig:  version 260.19.29  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-08.nvidia.com)  Wed Dec  8 12:28:55 PST 2010

Section "ServerLayout"

    Identifier     "Layout0"

    Screen      0  "Screen0"

    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

EndSection

Section "Files"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default

    Identifier     "Mouse0"

    Driver         "mouse"

    Option         "Protocol" "auto"

    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"

    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"

    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default

    Identifier     "Keyboard0"

    Driver         "kbd"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier     "Monitor0"

    VendorName     "Unknown"

    ModelName      "Unknown"

    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0

    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0

    Option         "DPMS"

EndSection

Section "Device"

    Identifier     "Device0"

    Driver         "nvidia"

    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"

EndSection

Section "Screen"

    Option      "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = Native"

    Option      "HWCursor" "Off"

    Identifier     "Screen0"

    Device         "Device0"

    Monitor        "Monitor0"

    DefaultDepth    24

    Option         "NoLogo" "True"

    Option         "DynamicTwinView" "False"

    SubSection     "Display"

        Depth       24

    EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "Extensions"

    Option         "Composite" "Disable"

EndSection

And the updated one which reflects the EDID info.

Code:

Section "Device"

        Identifier "nvidia"

        Driver  "nvidia"

        Option  "NoLogo"              "true"

        Option  "DynamicTwinView"     "false"

        Option  "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = Native"

        Option  "ModeValidation"      "NoVesaModes, NoXServerModes, NoVertRefreshCheck, NoHorizSyncCheck"

        Option  "UseDisplayDevice"    "DFP-1"

        Option  "ModeDebug"           "true"

    Option  "HWCursor"            "false"

EndSection

Section "Screen"

        Identifier      "screen"

        Device          "nvidia"

        SubSection      "Display"

                Modes "1920x1080_60"

        EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "Extensions"

        Option  "Composite"           "false"

EndSection

# - Modes in ModePool for SAMSUNG (DFP-1) ---

# vidia-auto-select" : 1280 x  720 @  60.0 Hz  

# 920x1080"          : 1920 x 1080 @  60.1 Hz Interlace  

# 920x1080_60i"      : 1920 x 1080 @  60.1 Hz Interlace  

# 920x1080_60i_0"    : 1920 x 1080 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 5) 

# 920x1080_50i"      : 1920 x 1080 @  50.0 Hz Interlace  

# 680x1050"          : 1680 x 1050 @  60.0 Hz  

# 680x1050_60"       : 1680 x 1050 @  60.0 Hz  

# 600x1200"          : 1600 x 1200 @  60.0 Hz  

# 600x1200_60"       : 1600 x 1200 @  60.0 Hz  

# 440x900"           : 1440 x  900 @  75.0 Hz  

# 440x900_75"        : 1440 x  900 @  75.0 Hz  

# 440x900_60"        : 1440 x  900 @  59.9 Hz  

# 440x576"           : 1440 x  576 @ 50 Hz (CEA-861B Format 30) 

# 440x576_50"        : 1440 x  576 @ 50 Hz (CEA-861B Format 30) 

# 440x480"           : 1440 x  480 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 15) 

# 440x480_60"        : 1440 x  480 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 15) 

# 280x1024"          : 1280 x 1024 @  75.0 Hz  

# 280x1024_75"       : 1280 x 1024 @  75.0 Hz  

# 280x1024_60"       : 1280 x 1024 @  60.0 Hz  

# 280x960"           : 1280 x  960 @  60.0 Hz  

# 280x960_60"        : 1280 x  960 @  60.0 Hz  

# 280x800"           : 1280 x  800 @  59.8 Hz  

# 280x800_60"        : 1280 x  800 @  59.8 Hz  

# 280x720"           : 1280 x  720 @  60.0 Hz  

# 280x720_60"        : 1280 x  720 @  60.0 Hz  

# 280x720_60_0"      : 1280 x  720 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 4) 

# 280x720_50"        : 1280 x  720 @  50.0 Hz  

# 152x864"           : 1152 x  864 @  75.0 Hz  

# 152x864_75"        : 1152 x  864 @  75.0 Hz  

# 024x768"           : 1024 x  768 @  75.0 Hz  

# 024x768_75"        : 1024 x  768 @  75.0 Hz  

# 024x768_70"        : 1024 x  768 @  70.1 Hz  

# 024x768_60"        : 1024 x  768 @  60.0 Hz  

# 00x600"            :  800 x  600 @  75.0 Hz  

# 00x600_75"         :  800 x  600 @  75.0 Hz  

# 00x600_72"         :  800 x  600 @  72.2 Hz  

# 00x600_60"         :  800 x  600 @  60.3 Hz  

# 20x576"            :  720 x  576 @  50.0 Hz  

# 20x576_50"         :  720 x  576 @  50.0 Hz  

# 20x480"            :  720 x  480 @  59.9 Hz  

# 20x480_60"         :  720 x  480 @  59.9 Hz  

# 40x480"            :  640 x  480 @  75.0 Hz  

# 40x480_75"         :  640 x  480 @  75.0 Hz  

# 40x480_73"         :  640 x  480 @  72.8 Hz  

# 40x480_60"         :  640 x  480 @  60.0 Hz  

# - End of ModePool for SAMSUNG (DFP-1): ---

I have rebooted countless times and the xbmc GUI still only shows 1280x720 Sad

If I switch sources to my TIVO, I get the TV displaying 1920x1080@50Hz...so I know the TV handles the correct resolution.

Can someone tell my how I can get the xbmc GUI to display 1920x1080?? Am I missing something?

AND ONE FURTHER QUESTION: I live in New Zealand. Our format is PAL. Should I be running at 50Hz or 60 Hz? (I have only SD content, both 576PAL and 480NTSC. What fps/refresh rates to I need to run these formats correctly.

I am running Live Dharma 10.0 - nividia drivers shown at top of first xorg.conf.

Much appreciated.