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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gibman" data-source="post: 979435" data-attributes="member: 25430">I just received my 2 hdmi angle connectors in the mailbox. bought here.<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/HDMI-Male-to-Female-Adapter-conector-Plug-90-180-degree-Rotatable-convertor-/110880158957?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:DE:3160" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/HDMI-Male-to-Female-Adapter-conector-Plug-90-180-degree-Rotatable-convertor-/110880158957?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:DE:3160</a> Ofc. I couldn't wait so I started modding them asap <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> They are extremely easy to tear apart.You just need a . sharp and small screwdriverThen pry it open.Took me 30 sec the first time. I opened the female end of the connector.I then disconnected the pin19 wire (simply cut the wire). I then identified the wire that goes to pin18.Instead of cutting this wire, which is very thin, I used my soldering iron to heat the pin18 wire which made some of the plastic coating on the wire burn away - I then have some visible copper on the wire on which I can solder stuff on <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I then soldered the 1k ohm resistor to this part of the pin18 wire.The other end of the resistor I soldered to the disconnected wire for pin19, the part of the wire that goes to the male end of the connector (the end that goes into the GFX card hdmi port). To summarize:The FEMALE end of the connector has a disconnected pin19 wire.The MALE end of the connector has a pin19 wire which is connected to pin18 (5volt). so how does it work ? note:The only unit that I have issues with is the AVR.so in my case the HDMI 19pin connector-mod is connected directly to my yamaha AVR. With the pin19+5volt trick I am finally able to turn the AVR ON/OFF, change input on the AVR.Any of these events do not cause the windows OS to react like it used to, like hdmi audio device being disconnected/connected. Turning the AVR off while MP is running would cause MP to freeze up, as the HDMI audio device in this case would disappear.Now this doesn't happen any more <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I tested standy (S3) + resume => works.Shutdown + clean boot => works.Turning AVR on/off while mediaplayback is running => works.changing input on AVR while mediaplayback is running => works. Parents have the exact same issues, so I expect this to work for them also. I will post back the success/failure of this "fix" later when it has been stressed a bit more.but at least initial tests looks ok. Running ATI HD5770 /gibman</blockquote>

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