RE: [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are a number of posts about this on the nVidia forums. I didn't
think it was XP/Vista related but more driver version (but I could be
wrong). Maybe worth trying the old driver if you still have it (and it was
an XP/Vista driver)?

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gordon
> Sent: 02 February 2009 10:15
> To: UKHA Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback
>
> Thanks Paul. It's doubly annoying, because this is the exact same
> config
> I had on the old XP MCE box, and that kept the display settings just
> fine...
>
> Paul G.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Gale
> > Sent: 02 February 2009 09:50
> > To: UKHA Group
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback
> >
> > 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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