TV/Monitor issues or not?

BlueMak · Oct 17, 2008, 01:57 PM

I bought an Xbox 360 elite (HDMI) and a TV. The TV has a couple of ways of changing source of signal (HDMI 1,2-component, TV, etc). The xbox is connected to HDMI 1. If I have the TV off or on any other source apart from HDMI 1, then the Xbox will turn on but it will sort of wait. No matter how long I wait for, as long as I switch the TV source to HDMI 1 then the xbox will "wake up" and continue normaly. Load the dashboard etc. If I switch back to another source the xbox is not affected.

I thought it was something to do with the xbox.

Then 2 days ago I received my new PC. I connected it with an HDMI cable (with DVI-HDMI dongle to the graphics card) and basicaly the same thing happens with it too! How can the TV control the PC, I don't get it.
I also use expert tool to set the fan speed at certain speed and all works fine, but if I switch to another source, tv or xbox, then the fan speed falls to the default of 27%. If I change the source back to the PC (HDMI 2) then nothiing changes with the fan speed unless I open expert tool.

So, what is going on and how can I change it?

swimtech · Oct 21, 2008, 02:42 AM

Yes, the TV can control devices connected to it via the HDMI cable to another device (such as a DVD player) as long as both use the HDMI connector - it's part of the specification for the interface. It's supposed to make using the devices easier - more unified.

I would venture to say the answer to your situation is buried somewhere in the owner's manual for the TV, or at least a hint at what might be happening.

Unfortunately, I don't know exactly what functions are being enabled/controlled or how to change them - again, check your equipment documentation...

Oct 17, 2008, 01:57 PM	#1
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	TV/Monitor issues or not? I bought an Xbox 360 elite (HDMI) and a TV. The TV has a couple of ways of changing source of signal (HDMI 1,2-component, TV, etc). The xbox is connected to HDMI 1. If I have the TV off or on any other source apart from HDMI 1, then the Xbox will turn on but it will sort of wait. No matter how long I wait for, as long as I switch the TV source to HDMI 1 then the xbox will "wake up" and continue normaly. Load the dashboard etc. If I switch back to another source the xbox is not affected. I thought it was something to do with the xbox. Then 2 days ago I received my new PC. I connected it with an HDMI cable (with DVI-HDMI dongle to the graphics card) and basicaly the same thing happens with it too! How can the TV control the PC, I don't get it. I also use expert tool to set the fan speed at certain speed and all works fine, but if I switch to another source, tv or xbox, then the fan speed falls to the default of 27%. If I change the source back to the PC (HDMI 2) then nothiing changes with the fan speed unless I open expert tool. So, what is going on and how can I change it? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 21, 2008, 02:42 AM	#2
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Re: TV/Monitor issues or not? Yes, the TV can control devices connected to it via the HDMI cable to another device (such as a DVD player) as long as both use the HDMI connector - it's part of the specification for the interface. It's supposed to make using the devices easier - more unified. I would venture to say the answer to your situation is buried somewhere in the owner's manual for the TV, or at least a hint at what might be happening. Unfortunately, I don't know exactly what functions are being enabled/controlled or how to change them - again, check your equipment documentation... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.