RE: [OT] Vista MCE DVD playback

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure that will help having read the specs.... I think it's
DVI-D on=
ly, - I'm using the analogue part of the DVI-I to feed the plasma, which
on=
ly has an analog VGA input. (and only 1 HDMI which is taken). - I guess I
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could* also introduce a HDMI switcher, & then take a digital DVI-D
signal i=
nto the plasma over HDMI, & thus I could then utilise the detective,
but fr=
ankly, that's a whole lot of extra cost just to work around someone's'
crap=
py programming... =A370 for the detective, ant at least the odd =A330 for
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2-way HDMI switch....

Grrrr....

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
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> Yes - it's a well known problem in nVidia drivers and some others.
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> I had to buy 4 of those boxes Phil mentions - called a DVI Detective.
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> 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 :(
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> There are a couple of versions of the DVI detective, I went for the
std
> DVI Detective (not the more expensive plus):
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> http://www.futureshop.co.uk/gefen-dvi-detective-p-1042.html
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> No HDMI Detective that I can see but:
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> http://forum.gefen.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3D1135
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> Paul.
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> > -----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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