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<blockquote data-quote="Praz" data-source="post: 808620" data-attributes="member: 116208"><p>Hi everyone</p><p></p><p>Just wanted to add my experiences with this issue to the list. Like everyone else here after switching the display away and back MP would be resized and in the top left corner of the screen. Also if TV was active when switching this would sometimes lead to MP crashing.</p><p></p><p>I didn't go into trying to solve this completely uninformed. I read everything I could find about this problem and studied possible solutions. Also I work for 2 different computer component manufacturers doing R&D/troubleshooting and provide end user support for one of them. So while I'm not the smartest person around I do know a bit about the systems themselves.</p><p></p><p>I tried every suggestion in this thread, some I found elsewhere and a couple of ideas of my own. Most did not work at all. Some appeared to work fine but only in the short term. For whatever reason the issue would return. A couple seemed to solve the problem completely but there were side effects such as stuttering or black screens that never occurred without the fix in place.</p><p></p><p>I did find a workaround that if done properly was a 100% cure. After switching the display away from MP the system needs to be allowed to go to sleep before switching the display back. Once the display is active again wake the system and MP will display properly. The downside is the system needs to be in a sleep state before switching the display and this for me is a deal breaker.</p><p></p><p>For me, the only real solution to this problem is the Gefen HDMI Detective Plus or a similar product. I know this item has been talked about a lot here especially regarding its cost. I'll be the first to agree that for what it is the price is substantially higher then it should be. A person could build a comparable device for next to nothing. However, if one has the knowledge to assemble something like this and write the code then the $60.00 or $70.00 saved is most likely not worth the time invested. And if a person is not able to build this the cost savings is immaterial.</p><p></p><p>Knowing what I know now I would have skipped all this and bought the Detective Plus in the beginning. 30 seconds or less to install it and the problem is gone for good without all the wasted time and aggravation trying all these other fixes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Praz, post: 808620, member: 116208"] Hi everyone Just wanted to add my experiences with this issue to the list. Like everyone else here after switching the display away and back MP would be resized and in the top left corner of the screen. Also if TV was active when switching this would sometimes lead to MP crashing. I didn't go into trying to solve this completely uninformed. I read everything I could find about this problem and studied possible solutions. Also I work for 2 different computer component manufacturers doing R&D/troubleshooting and provide end user support for one of them. So while I'm not the smartest person around I do know a bit about the systems themselves. I tried every suggestion in this thread, some I found elsewhere and a couple of ideas of my own. Most did not work at all. Some appeared to work fine but only in the short term. For whatever reason the issue would return. A couple seemed to solve the problem completely but there were side effects such as stuttering or black screens that never occurred without the fix in place. I did find a workaround that if done properly was a 100% cure. After switching the display away from MP the system needs to be allowed to go to sleep before switching the display back. Once the display is active again wake the system and MP will display properly. The downside is the system needs to be in a sleep state before switching the display and this for me is a deal breaker. For me, the only real solution to this problem is the Gefen HDMI Detective Plus or a similar product. I know this item has been talked about a lot here especially regarding its cost. I'll be the first to agree that for what it is the price is substantially higher then it should be. A person could build a comparable device for next to nothing. However, if one has the knowledge to assemble something like this and write the code then the $60.00 or $70.00 saved is most likely not worth the time invested. And if a person is not able to build this the cost savings is immaterial. Knowing what I know now I would have skipped all this and bought the Detective Plus in the beginning. 30 seconds or less to install it and the problem is gone for good without all the wasted time and aggravation trying all these other fixes. [/QUOTE]
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