I'm using Windows 7 + Windows Media Center for my HTPC. It works great except from one annoying issue. Whenever I turn off my TV while listening to music, the music stops for a second or while Windows 7 tries to figure out what monitor is attached. After that second it settles down on a default 800×640. While not a big deal, it is annoying as I don't want to have the TV on while playing music.
Is there anyway to fix the monitor/disable monitor auto-detection on Windows 7 so it would not start recalibrating everything when I turn off my TV?
Best Answer
This just in! Block pin 19 on your hdmi cable with a small piece of electrical tape
like so
http://postimage.org/image/2g8p5dwdg/
This pin is responsible for sending on/off signals
Not my solution but I thought I would take a minute to propagate working intel as this solved the headache for me