I stumbled upon this on the net. I think its an interesting take on Mini - HDMI - HDTV handshake.
This is the readme text with the item -
I have a mac mini as a media player connected via HDMI to my tv. I recently added a cool auto-detecting
HDMI switch to the works and everything seemed great, except I’d get no video when switching from one of
the other inputs to the mac. If I slept and woke the mac, video would appear, but that was a lame option.
I searched around and found lots of forums where people had similar problems. Some were resorting to
buying a $60 “DVI Detective” which sits between the mac and display and tricks the mac so it never sees
the display go away. Aside from blowing another 60 bucks I was bothered by the notion of adding yet another
device to the mounting list of boxes and contraptions it seems to take just to watch some tv these days.
I decided to try a software approach. The result is this tiny program that I call HDMI Reviver.
It watches for when the physical display goes away at which point it asks the graphics hardware to check
for a new display every 5 seconds. So when the mac is connected to the display or the switch input is set,
within 5 seconds the picture returns.
This source is public domain and free for any use, though some credit would be nice if you use it somewhere.
–Paul Chinn loomer@1000klub.com
http://www.1000klub.com
Any thoughts anyone? Working out the kinks in systems seems to be tantamount to a great Plex experience.
Perhaps if this has some value, a similar script could be created and used within Plex as an “option.”
- Phrehdd
