[mythtv-users] Can't get my projector to work with Myth - HDMI Switch

[Jon Boehm]

I have a monoprice HDMI splitter that I've been using for years with no
problem.   It takes the input from my receiver and sends the output to both
my TV and projector at the same time.  So far, not issue with my Nvidia
shield getting confused but when I used a Linux frontend I had to direct
connect the projector once and download the edid.bin file.  Then I had to
enter this into the xorg.conf like this

Option         "CustomEDID"   //MORE STUFF HERE

That's not a one line fix but is a start for googling more information.

Jon

On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 10:18 AM Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 9:47 AM Barry Martin <barry3martin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Allen:
>>
>> It would be nice to have an HDMI switch so I don't have to switch the
>> cables but that is the next step.
>>
>> A couple things come to mind with my use of HDMI switches around here.
>> Main one is if using a Raspberry Pi the RPi sometimes doesn't see the final
>> HDMI device (i.e. TV) fast enough and switches to its composite video
>> output and stays there until rebooted.  There is a simple fix to the boot
>> configuration file.
>>
>> The switches won't work without a 5v (?) input, which is usually snagged
>> from an HDMI input; you may need an external DC Input, so either another
>> wall wart or a charging adapter with multiple 2A outputs.  (Thinking up
>> here where I have an RPi and HDMI switch, both need power.)
>>
>> My switches (so limited experience) will automatically switch to the last
>> active device -- maybe better phrased 'latest activated input'.  If you
>> power up your BluRay player the switch will automatically switch to that
>> input, which isn't bad unless you're watching a different input.  That's
>> happened once in over a year here.
>>
>> I have found it handy to have an HDMI coupler for troubleshooting, that
>> way can take out the switch, connect the two male ends of the cable
>> together.  (I get mine from an out-of-country source at around 50¢ each.)
>>
>> I need two outputs and one input and a switch not a splitter but the
> Amazon reviews make me think they will not work with my 30 feet cable to
> the projector.
>
>>
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