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(More customer reviews)After working extensively with the manufacturer of both my video card and LCD TV, I could not find an explanation, nor a solution to the problem I was facing: I have an HTPC with a nVidia 9000 series video card, outputting via DVI to HDMI input on my full Hi-Def LCD TV and whenever I turned off the TV, the signal would stop form the video card's DVI port, reverting back to VGA output. I would then have to re-enable DVI output and increase the resolution to get Hi-Def output again. Seeing as the HTPC stays on all the time (to record TV) and is the primary use of that TV (monitor), I couldn't keep making this switch or leave the TV on all the time.
I called Gefen and their pre-sales folks answered ALL of my questions. Again, neither the video card manufacturer, nor the TV maker, had ANY clue as to what the problem was and kept telling me "it should just work". I took the plunge and bought this device, got it very quickly and followed the SIMPLE instructions to get it to work EXACTLY AS PROMISED. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is the price. For a tiny little box with an EEPROM in it, it's too expensive!
Not only does my DVI output continue to work, even when the TV is powered off or unplugged, this device programmed on the first try AND passes though Blu-Ray movies in Full HD. I believe the reason the one negative review was unable to get this device to work is that Apple employs a proprietary copy-protection methodology that requires special cabling and signaling to playback material, above and beyond HDCP. This device DOES pass HDCP information when set as directed by the manual, as proved by the fact that my Blu-Ray movies actually play back!
I cannot tell Gefen how amazingly useful this product is and how much I will sing its praises. The HTPC market is just completely being ignored as content providers want us to use their DVRs and allow them to control what content we receive and as console gaming whips PC-gaming's rear end. I'm not going to even get into Net Neutrality, but given the special interests involved in locking us all into contracts for equipment rental, it's good to know that at least some companies are listening to our requests and providing us with the tools we need to consume what we pay for on our terms.
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