Hi,
1. Did you try downloading the latest drivers and software for your video card?
It seems to me that this is an issue with HDMI switches.
If it is something in Windows, then it is in the software package that is installed with updated drivers from NVIDIA or AMD. (Catalyst Control Center, etc.)
Like I said in my initial question. "Oh. And my video card drivers are very up to date--please don't copy/paste that response." That wasn't a joke. But the funny part is, you still mentioned it as a solution. I'm going to say it again.
My video card drivers
are up to date, still, just as I said in the first post.
What I'm leaning towards, as a solution, is that something is broken down during the handshake process. I'm not a tech person, so I comprehend this concept very minimally. But, from what I understand, there's a procedure that runs through these HDMI cables
that allows the signal to be received. What I'm wondering is if there is some setting in Windows that's causing the problem.
I'm going to repeat what we know already. Just so we're on the same page.
- I have used two separate HDMI switchers.Both HDMI switchers are from
different manufacturers. The problem persists with both HDMI switchers.
- I have swapped ports on both HDMI switchers. The problem persists.
- I have exchanged accessories on both HDMI switchers. Using both an Xbox 360 and even a Playstation 3. The problem persists.
- I have purchased new HDMI cables to replace possible faulty ones. The problem persists.
- Once again, my video card drivers are also up to date--for the third time. As up to date as twenty minutes before I posted my first question. The problem persists.
The only thing I have changed, swapped, or replaced is my operating system. It's all been Windows 7 Professional. Always and every time. So, I've knocked several factors out of the equation. It isn't the HDMI switcher. It isn't the console. It isn't the
cables. It isn't the video card drivers--I've searched the AMD Catalyst Control center and see no setting that would cause this. This leaves me to believe that there must be some setting on Windows 7 that's causing this. Or, this is a setting on the driver's,
I'm unaware of, that might cause this.