[mythtv-users] Dual or Single core Athlon64 for MythTV front-end machine

[Allen Edwards]

On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> 2009/2/2 Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com>:
>> I use a 6200 with a DVI output to drive my HDMI projector without a problem.
>>
>> I much prefer a DVI output without HDCP over a HDMI output.  If my
>> projector isn't powered up when my HDMI DVD player is turned on, it
>> refuses to work.  Such a pain. Now if the TV refuses to work with a
>> computer that would be another story.  I hate copy protection.
>
> That is irrelevant to HDCP, just a crappy DVD player :) Never had this
> issue with my panasonic hdmi bluray player
>
> this could happen as well on the PC and the video card doesn't detect
> anything and will not initialise the screen.
> When I had a PT-AE900, on or off the video card would always detect
> it, with my newer PT-AE2000 if the projector is off, the nvidia card
> doesn't see it...
>
> There is an easy way to bypass that.
> using nvidia-settings, extract the EDID of the screen and in xorg.conf
> add a line in the device section:
> Option      "CustomEDID" "DFP-0:/etc/X11/viewsonic-edid.bin;
> DFP-1:/etc/X11/panasonic-edid.bin"
>  (Here I have two screens)
>
> So the nvidia card will be initialise as if the screen was always there.
>


I think it depends if the projector shows up as there when off.
Personally, I use the fact that the projector shows up as not there to
have myth play to my TV when the projector is off so all is good here.
 I suspect you would find that your nice new blue ray DVD player would
object to no connection like what is presented my your old projector.
Try powering up with the hdmi cable disconnected  then plug it in and
see if you get anything. :-)

Allen