[Cialug] HDMI/HTPC Video Issue

[Kyle H]

newer cables do support different standards. I had to upgrade the hdmi
cable on my home theatre to enable arc, so I could use hdmi as the audio
return channel instead of having to have a separate optical cable

On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:21 AM David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sounds like maybe a HDMI handshake issue, have seen this with older
> generation HDMI devices, i.e. a friend had an older Westinghouse HDMI
> monitor that would lose connection with the PS3.
>
> Have you tried a different HDMI cable just in case?
>
> -dc
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:17 AM Kyle H <khamil8686 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > i have run into the issue of no video going through a kvm switch for one
> pc
> > but the rest of them worked fine... just wanted to +1 but no solution :/
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 10:54 AM L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Found an interesting problem last night - I built a NUC recently for
> the
> > > big DLP upstairs, and originally had problems getting the DLP to
> > recognize
> > > the HDMI signal - added a powered HDMI switch, seems to work.
> > >
> > > Watched a few movies yesterday, and found that switching the TV AWAY
> > > from the PC signal 'lost the connection' - bluescreen when selecting
> the
> > > NUC again (All power saving and blank screen settings are off, and the
> > > screen does not blank at all).
> > >
> > > Have never experience this with connecting/reconnecting a monitor or
> > using
> > > a KVM, so am a loss as to possible causes:
> > >
> > >  * NUC HW/video driver?
> > >
> > >  * Monitor autodetect in Gnome or SuSE?
> > >
> > >  * Protocal problem with older DLP set (my laptop drives it just fine,
> > >    even with connect/reconnect of cable)?
> > >
> > > Anyone experienced a similar problem or some insight into possible
> cause?
> > >
> > >         TIA!
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