On 2012-05-17 07:22:38 +0200 (+0200), Oliver Seitz wrote:
[...]
> But, if a monitor is connected but turned off, the monitor should
> be configured anyway. The EDID transmitting device inside the
> monitor is powered by the computer.
[...]
This is unfortunately not always the case. For example, one of my
computers is used as an HTPC and its monitor is an early generation
Sony HDTV connected via HDMI. It *does* respond to EDID requests,
but only when powered on and switched to that specific input.
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