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<blockquote data-quote="finrudd341" data-source="post: 385495" data-attributes="member: 68408">Hi Buddyc - I hope you found a solution to this, but I was facing the same problem. To add to it, Media Portal would load in the wrong display (the samll touchscreen) if the TV was not powered on and set to the correct HDMI input when the HTPC started.I spent a long time making sure I powered everything on in the right order, but this was not 'wife friendly', so I looked for a software solution from Intel (who make the GPU on my motherboard), to no avail.My final solution, which works everytime was to use a cheap HDMI extender, which is powered - this fools the graphics card into thinking that the HDMI input is always 'live' so the settings don't change back. I use a no-name HDMI 'Equalizer' from Singapore (Model 9441), but you can also get these from Black Box (Part Number 724 746 5500 - HDMI Extender).You should be able to do the same thing with a DVI extender, in case anyone is having same problem using that media type.Hope this helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="finrudd341, post: 385495, member: 68408"] Hi Buddyc - I hope you found a solution to this, but I was facing the same problem. To add to it, Media Portal would load in the wrong display (the samll touchscreen) if the TV was not powered on and set to the correct HDMI input when the HTPC started. I spent a long time making sure I powered everything on in the right order, but this was not 'wife friendly', so I looked for a software solution from Intel (who make the GPU on my motherboard), to no avail. My final solution, which works everytime was to use a cheap HDMI extender, which is powered - this fools the graphics card into thinking that the HDMI input is always 'live' so the settings don't change back. I use a no-name HDMI 'Equalizer' from Singapore (Model 9441), but you can also get these from Black Box (Part Number 724 746 5500 - HDMI Extender). You should be able to do the same thing with a DVI extender, in case anyone is having same problem using that media type. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]

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