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Ok, thanks  ..I think that worked, but only with the tv directly hooked to the PC.  When the AVR was added into the mix the handshake wasn’t there when the AVR/tv combo was turned on after the PC was booted.

So the tv is always energized, even when in standby and so the PC maintains the information.  However, when the AVR is connected that tv info is now lost as the AVR was not “On” in that particular HDMI mode.

But then I dug a little deeper into the AVR options and found that by invoking HDMI Control ‘passthrough’ the system now works — the tv and AVR shake hands and so to with PC.  Hmm, I had never played with this feature set before.  

I can now turn on or otherwise switch the AVR/tv combination after the PC boots and my desktop (along with the sound) now appears on the Plasma tv.  An added bonus is that when the tv is turned Off in that assigned HDMI video mode, it also turns Off the AVR.  Conversely, when the AVR mode is turned on, so does the tv ..with the desktop.

Still, there remains a loose end that I’m curious about : without the “passthrough” invoked, if I go into CCC there is an option to Display Detect which will detect the AVR/tv combo and switch On the connection between them and the PC ..and that’s after the PC has booting up.  So process that works too.

So my question is, is there also a way to make the CCC autodetect the AVR/tv display either via a CCC feature switch (I can’t find any) or via a hotkey?  If a hotkey, where can the Display Detect command be found in CCC software?  This would almost be preferrable as the “passthrough” feature on the AVR constantly draws power as it is always On. 

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I think I’m getting lost here guys.

If the computer is already running and then I turn On the Denon AVR>Pioneer plasma, the PC still will not identify the “new display” automatically.  But I can go into the CCC (or AMD Vision Engine Manager) and activate it through its Detect Displays feature.  That works and the plasma then sees the PC desktop, etc  ..albeit no sound. 

For at least the video portion I then thought of configuring a hotkey for that CCC Detect Displays feature (that could be used with my remote control to access the computer) but can’t seem to find the .exe for it within the CCC software — any ideas?

However, even with using CCC to activate the “new display” there’s still no sound detection via my Windows (Realtek) sound panel — with that I have to literally reboot the computer to get it (or everything) up and running.

Also, SJMaye mentioned Monitor Asset Manager ..not familiar with how to use it to construct a custom .inf file for my Pioneer plasma?? 

 

 

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Hmm, what an interesting solution — but the cost to me would be over $170+ landed in Canada  ..if I can even get it.  This differs from $89(incl s/h) within the US — and I thought that was plenty enough to spend.

It would be nice to have a software solution, as there really should be.  I still find it a pita to keep rebooting the PC just to maintain connection with the AVR/HDTV. 

Originally I thought a simple HDMI cable between devices would work and I’d be done.   But appears otherwise.

Another thought I had before starting this HTPC adventure was to opt for this nifty Pivos Aios media player instead — under $100, local ship.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/pivos_aios_media_centre/

What would be the big trade-off here by ditching the HTPC idea and instead migrating to a nice media player ? — this mp seems to accomplish everything needed (WMC, pc file access) without those pesky handshake issues. 

 

 

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