RE: [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes - it's a well known problem in nVidia drivers and some others.

I had to buy 4 of those boxes Phil mentions - called a DVI Detective.

In my case, I'm switching 2 LCD screens via DVI between two PC's (and a
couple of great little in-line Aten DVI switches). The graphics card needs
to be connected to the display to read it's EDID info, otherwise you either
get no display when it's switched to it or a low res only display :(

There are a couple of versions of the DVI detective, I went for the std DVI
Detective (not the more expensive plus):

http://www.futureshop.co.uk/gefen-dvi-detective-p-1042.html

No HDMI Detective that I can see but:

http://forum.gefen.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1135

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Phil Harris
> Sent: 02 February 2009 09:37
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback
>
> Gefen do an inline box that you set up with the ID data for a display
> and
> effectively it "pretends" to be a display ... I think it's
DVI rather
> than
> HDMI though.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Gordon
> > Sent: 02 February 2009 07:57
> > To: UKHA Group
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback
> >
> > I now have a new problem with this ****ard machine....
> >
> > I got everything bar the mouse working just great, both SWMBO
& I
> have
> > watched ripped DVD's and can't discern any image stability
> problems...
> >
> > Which is fine, until I reboot the machine with the plasma screen
> turned
> > off... - which happens every day because as part of the energy
> > conservation measures, I have it automatically power down for a
large
> > portion of the day when it isn't required. At this point, at
appears
> to
> > say "there isn't a 2nd screen connected, so I'm going to
reconfigure
> > the
> > display properties back to single display only"...
> >
> > When I then subsequently turn on the plasma, there is no display,
and
> > if
> > I go to the PC & check the display properties, sure enough,
nVidia
> > clone
> > mode is no longer effective, and I have to re-set the dual
display
> > clone
> > config...
> >
> > This is pants! - I want to set the display mode I want, and I
want it
> > to
> > jolly well stay that way! - anyone know of a way I can make the
> display
> > configuration "stick", and stop "helpfully"
changing my preferences
> > every time it starts up without the 2nd display attached?...
> >
> > Paul G.
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
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