[MPlayer-users] Interlaced playback?

[Sasha Z]

> > So I'm asking how do I get mplayer to properly sync up with the video
> > card's refresh timings when running in interlaced mode in X.
>
> As long as you're using xv with an overlay, the refresh is already
> synced and the output you're getting is the most perfect that's
> possible. Displaying progressive video in an interlaced video mode
> _inherently_ telecines it.
>
> Rich

Alright, well, the playback was crappy enough that I've decided to
switch back to a 540p mode. Everything looks great, and the
television's internal processor is chopping properly into odd and even
frames. I have to deinterlace my mythtv content, but it's not too
terrible.

Thanks!