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>>> "root" <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>> news:fvmc5r$o6u$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Where is a good place to get information on
>>>> XP/nvidia/DVI/HDTV? I've got a few issues, and the nvidia
>>>> forum is pretty useless.
>>>>
>>>> I have XP Pro SP2 32 bit, GeForce 8800GTS 320MB, GeForce
>>>> 8 series driver, dual DVI, one to console display and one
>>>> to Philips HDTV. I set the nvidia control panel to clone
>>>> mode, and this works usually, until I set the HDTV to a
>>>> new channel or turn it off.
>>>> The nvidia driver/firmware
>>>> whatever then shuts down the secondary DVI output, so if
>>>> I go back to the DVI input on the HDTV there is no
>>>> signal.
>>> This is done to save power.
>> You are the first person to have any idea. Sounds reasonable. Just to
be
>> clear, do you think it's the video card that is trying to save power?
>>
>>>> The DVI line drop doesn't occur right away, takes
>>>> about 5 min. or so. I want to lock the nvidia settings to
>>>> clone mode forever; the computer is in a different room,
>>>> there is an annoying bit of walking back and forth
>>>> sometimes. The nvidia drivers are pretty variable from
>>>> one release to the next and none has solved this problem.
>>>> At least one of their releases won't detect the Philips
>>>> tv at all.
>>> One trick would be to use some active HDMI accessory to load down the
>>> HDMI
>>> output, even when the TV was turned off. I suspect that a HDMI
splitter
>>> (they are about $30 on eBay) would do this for you.
>> Very interesting idea, and again no one has suggested this before.
>> The overall idea is that I can run a beyondtv feed on one hdmi input,
but
>> be able to use the built-in tuner to watch something else. That, plus
not
>> have to set it up every time I turn on the set.
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>
> "You are the first person to have any idea."
>
> :-/
>
> I did your searches for you. (in: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia,
> and the nvidia forum..... and the AVS HTPC forum)
>
> Your problem has little (directly) to do with saving power, although
they
> say it may be triggered by some power-saving scheme on your PC.
>
> I found the specific problem is that your videocard is losing your
display's
> "EDID" info ["Extended Display Identification Data"].
>
> I read that ATI cards have handled the EDID issue much easier than the
> nvidias, so I'd consider switching it out.
>
> In-depth Nvidia/EDID exploration here:
http://www.geocities.com/jgeneedid/
> The bottom line seems to be:
> a.. "Contact your display device manufacturer and obtain an updated
firmware
> that addresses the EDID problems
> a.. Wait for the device drivers from nVIDIA that can address
EDID-related
> issues
> a.. Overwrite the EDID on your display device and or use a hardware
device
> (see below) to work around the issue caused by the faulty EDID "
>
> a.. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> As another hardware device work-around [made specifically for EDID
issues],
> here's a $70 Gefen "DVI Detective".
> Gefen sez:
> "Once installed and connected, the DVI Detective continually transmits
the
> EDID to the computer, essentially "tricking" the computer into thinking
that
> the video is present, even when it is not connected."
>
> http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=1378
>
> and another, "DVI Doctor" from www.monoprice.com :
>
>
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011003&p_id=3048&seq=1&format=2
>
> Enjoy.
>
Excellent, I didn't even know what to search on. EVGA sup****t, nvidia
forums, etc. never said anything about this.
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