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Post by tcs2tx on Mar 30, 2010 9:42:57 GMT -5
I am using the UMC-1 with an HTPC and a plasma TV. The system is typically always on during the day. When the HTPC is not playing anything, the HTPC is set to go into a low power state and video is no longer output. When this happens, the UMC-1 begins and continues to output a bright blue screen to the plasma. I understand that the bright blue screen was perhaps chosen to be consistent with Emotiva's marketing, but it would be preferable, at least to me, for the display to be black.
Am I missing a setting in the manual and/or setup menu that allows me to change the screen or allow the UMC-1 to go into some sort of sleep mode?
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Post by robfive on Mar 30, 2010 10:23:24 GMT -5
I am using the UMC-1 with an HTPC and a plasma TV. The system is typically always on during the day. When the HTPC is not playing anything, the HTPC is set to go into a low power state and video is no longer output. When this happens, the UMC-1 begins and continues to output a bright blue screen to the plasma. I understand that the bright blue screen was perhaps chosen to be consistent with Emotiva's marketing, but it would be preferable, at least to me, for the display to be black. Am I missing a setting in the manual and/or setup menu that allows me to change the screen or allow the UMC-1 to go into some sort of sleep mode? No, you are not missing anything. I agree it would be nice to have black as an option for no video detected. My old projector had this but my newer projector does not and I really miss it. This feature would not be noticeable to most but some of us it is a nice low-tech feature. |
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Post by saginawjuggalo on Apr 3, 2010 20:24:21 GMT -5
Mark me down as another customer who prefers a alternate background. Black (or a dark grey-black) would be preferable. On plasmas black backgrounds can save energy... on projectors (bulb life).. and that's always a good thing  |
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Post by odeen on Apr 5, 2010 4:04:21 GMT -5
Black screen to save energy? Ha  Just have the processor send a DPMS Standby signal, and have a display that respects it (just like every computer monitor does). You get immediate display power off if the processor loses signal or encounters and incompatible signal, and you'll never need to manually power on your display again. One less remote button to push, and one less step in your remote macros. I have no idea why TV's don't go into standby like monitors do |
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