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General => Users => Topic started by: skimans on November 14, 2007, 09:36:19 am

Title: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: skimans on November 14, 2007, 09:36:19 am
Hello,
it's possible navigate in internet with LinuxMCE ?
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: nosilla99 on November 14, 2007, 10:29:14 am
I use mine as my main pc now.

I have it connected to a 32" LCD TV and run it in native 1360x768 for a very sharp display.

NOS
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: skimans on November 14, 2007, 11:25:06 am
then..
i can view internet in my tv with LinuxMCE ?
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: Hagen on November 14, 2007, 12:16:21 pm
Yes, you can access the browser directly from the UI trough the web shortcuts, or you can go to KDE desktop and start a browser from there.
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: skimans on November 14, 2007, 04:08:24 pm
Fantastic!! ;D

Thanks
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: Hagen on November 14, 2007, 09:15:22 pm
You can also add new favorites, but I am not entirely certain how to make them 'stick' yet
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: skimans on November 15, 2007, 04:23:05 pm
But...
What's the hardware who i can use for look internet in my tv ?

1) TV Lcd
2) my portable pc
3) mouse ? keyboard ? what can i use for navigate ?

The distance between the tv and my divano is 3 mt.
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: tschak909 on November 15, 2007, 04:57:52 pm
all three.. I typically use my Fiire Chief as my pointing device.. if I need keyboard, I have a tiny wireless keyboard that i pull out.

-Thom
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: Hagen on November 15, 2007, 05:07:57 pm
The TV is obviously your screen, for pointing device a mouse or remote.
But I feel nothing can really substitute a real keyboard for typing web addresses and such (I even have one on my XboX 360)
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: tkmedia on November 15, 2007, 05:22:44 pm

I have it connected to a 32" LCD TV and run it in native 1360x768 for a very sharp display.

NOS

What TV and what video card are you using I cant seem to get my Olevia 232 to display 1360x768
do you have a special modeline?
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: skimans on November 15, 2007, 05:39:56 pm
Can you insert a photo of your hardware used ?

Thanks
Stefano from Italy
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: nosilla99 on November 15, 2007, 08:35:05 pm

I have it connected to a 32" LCD TV and run it in native 1360x768 for a very sharp display.

NOS

What TV and what video card are you using I cant seem to get my Olevia 232 to display 1360x768
do you have a special modeline?

I am using a Toshiba LCD tv which supports a native resolution of 1360x768 over the vga input, you need to check your manual to see what options your own tv supports.  The following modeline gives me 1:1 pixel mapping resulting in an amazing sharp display

   Modeline   "1360x768" 85.5 1360 1424 1536 1792 768 771 777 795

If I use the hdmi input then I can not get 1:1 pixel mapping so have to run at a much lower resolution which is slightly fuzzy

I am using an Nvidia Geforce 5600 video card

NOS
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: rwilson131 on November 15, 2007, 09:37:48 pm
Hagen,

Take a look at http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Adding_new_web_links

You have to quit firefox from firefox File > Quit and not the quit button in the orbiter.  I believe the quit button just kills the application.

Thanks,
Rob
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: tkmedia on November 15, 2007, 09:39:50 pm

I have it connected to a 32" LCD TV and run it in native 1360x768 for a very sharp display.

NOS

What TV and what video card are you using I cant seem to get my Olevia 232 to display 1360x768
do you have a special modeline?

I am using a Toshiba LCD tv which supports a native resolution of 1360x768 over the vga input, you need to check your manual to see what options your own tv supports.  The following modeline gives me 1:1 pixel mapping resulting in an amazing sharp display

   Modeline   "1360x768" 85.5 1360 1424 1536 1792 768 771 777 795

If I use the hdmi input then I can not get 1:1 pixel mapping so have to run at a much lower resolution which is slightly fuzzy

I am using an Nvidia Geforce 5600 video card

NOS

My TV does support up to 1368x768 but I have been using the hdmi port totallymaxed states it is much better that way I have tried a bunch of modelines to no avail maybe I try them using the vga connector but isn't the vga analog vs digital are you experiencing any tearing when watching fast moving TV sports etc.

Thanks

Tim
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: nosilla99 on November 15, 2007, 11:15:41 pm
Tim,

When using the hdmi port you are restricted to certain resolutions which results in black boarders etc when using the kde desktop or really poor quality display compared to running the desktop in the native resolution of the LCD display.  By using the VGA output I can get 1:1 pixel mapping so the whole screen is used and it results in a perfect sharp desktop.

I am experiencing no problems with video playback using tv cards, DVD's and a large mix of avi files.  Currently running UI2 without alpha blending and everything looks great on the TV.

NOS
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: tschak909 on November 15, 2007, 11:27:34 pm
on the lower end TV's, the HDMI port is typically downsampled like crazy unless there is HDCP handshakes at both ends. Most current TV's don't allow display of over 800x600 via the HDMI port, anything else is downsampled to that size unless HDCP is at both ends.

-Thom
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: nosilla99 on November 16, 2007, 12:01:27 am
Thom

Mine is not down sampled but wont display at native 1360x768 resolution via hdmi. It does support resolutions such as 1280x768 but that leaves black borders at the sides as it does not stretch the picture.  Using resolutions such as 720p, 1080i, 1080p etc also leaves borders or causes fuzzy text on the KDE desktop but is fine for video playback or orbiter text.

I have found that VGA input gives me the best of both worlds, i.e. perfect monitor capability and excellent quality when viewing moves

NOS 
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: skimans on December 03, 2007, 11:46:59 am
Wich cable i can use ?

VGA to scart ?
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: skimans on December 04, 2007, 03:01:31 pm
help!!
Title: Re: LinuxMCE and Internet
Post by: Hagen on December 04, 2007, 04:00:05 pm
You need to use a TV compatible output from your computer.
If your TV supports VGA then fine, but I would have gone for HDMI/S-Video/DVI