RE: [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You haven't got a second old KVM have you - that might work for the
plasma display?

I'm just wondering if the DVI Detective will still work for you - is the
VGA output you're using for the plasma a DVI port with DVI-VGA dongle or a
pure VGA port? As DVI also passes analogue data, it may do the job - just
put the dongle on the other side of the detective.

Might be worth asking on the Gefen forums?

There are loads of VGA splitters around but I'd personally go with one of
the well respected brands such as Gefen again:

http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=3958

Keene have a few - but for higher res displays you need one with high
bandwidth such as this one:

http://www.keene.co.uk/electronic/kramer/kramer-vp250-2-way-vga-/-uxga-distribution-amp/VP250.html


Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gordon
> Sent: 02 February 2009 11:34
> To: UKHA Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback
>
> Not sure if or how powerstrip would help, - the problem appears to be
> as
> soon as the driver detects that either display isn't there (i.e.
turned
> off or disconnected), it undoes the clone setting, and it doesn't come
> back when the 2nd display reappears. the primary monitor goes through
a
> KVM, so that always appears to the PC to be connected & on, (even
if
> the
> actual monitor is off, as it usually is). If the plasma is turned on
> when the PC boots up, the clone setting is preserved. If it boots up
> without the clone mode enabled, I have to go down to Node0 & reset
it,
> -
> I can only do this of course if the plasma is turned on, because
> otherwise the nvidia control panel won't show the 2nd display at all.
>
> So I need something *exactly* like the DVI detective to spoof the
> presence of the plasma being connected all the time, much as the KVM
> does for the primary display. That clearly means switching my
> connection
> over to digital though...
>
> My other thoughts are to not shut the machine down after the clone
mode
> is enabled, in the hope that even when the plasma goes off, that the
> driver retains its setting. I need to test this though... I'll also
try
> to test if it can survive a sleep/wake without losing the clone, and
> thus still be able to save leccy by going to a low power sleep state
> rather than a full shutdown.
>
> Lastly, I guess I could take the cloning of the display offboard
> completely, and just split a single outlet from the card into two with
> an offboard VGA splitter (both my displays are analogue VGA) - got any
> recommendations for a good 1->2 VGA splitter?
>
> Paul G.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Gale
> > Sent: 02 February 2009 11:00
> > To: UKHA Group
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback
> >
> > Lol - yes - very frustrating isn't it.
> >
> > Yes you are right that the DVI Detective is for DVI only - as
it's
> the
> > combination of DVI, EDID and drivers that's been the problem all
> along.
> >
> > So, after a boot but with the plasma off, you have to go into the
> > drivers and reset the display  - and it displays OK without
having to
> > reboot? (like the DVI problem makes you).
> >
> > Sounds like an issue to be cured with powerstrip again.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
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