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Oh man ! It’s crazy ! - shouldn’ t be happening

Yeah - physical media is real media and reliable !

Argh ! It dropped signal for 2 seconds ! New certified hdmi leads arrive tomorrow so will need to retest ! Bum !!

You are correct ! I was thinking about another magic box I’ve got . I’ve had a few hiccups but I’m certain these are more related to the stream . For example no audio for a second . No dropout from denon nor apple . I’ve gone 1.5hrs with no blackout so that’s considerably better than before ….

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@Onoff too slow 🤣 ordered one !

lol - well not really . It’s only got 2 hdmi port in ! lol - not much to switch . 😊 Would be a very expensive switcher for 2 inputs ! . I’m only using 1 . As a signal management of hdmi protocols is a better description. I’ve got a hdmi switcher with 3 inputs ; cost about 40 quid . But so far so good zero blackout

Once fixed I am going to do something with those pavers so it can’t pool there .

Yeah I know ; but that’s hit and hope …. Do me a favour and link to a suitable product on Amazon ? Was not going to test tomorrow- give ct1 more time to cure . If Thursday it leaks I’ll blast that corner with what ever you suggest ; yeah bro ? 👊🏻

It’s not a switcher - it can do wondrous things ! Though nearly put it through the window ! Noticed my Netflix account wasn’t 4k so upgraded . Expected that to happen on next monthly payment . So I put rebel moon on again ! ( sick of this film ! ) so it’s not 4k, not hdr or atmos . Eating food . Screen blanks out . Words with F emitted !! . Then check … now it’s 4k , atmos ! So magic happened !

My mate chat said I’d estimate that 60–80% of HDMI-related black screen dropouts in home theatre setups involving Apple TV, AVRs, and projectors/displays could be resolved or significantly improved with a device like the HDFury Vertex2.

Agree it’s all rather crap . I could bin the Appletv , buy a fire stick and it all works fine . Look online though plenty of dropped signal issues with all tv’s and streaming boxes . Some people even buy a new tv because they send their firestick / Appletv back as ‘ faulty ‘ - when it’s returned and they still have issues buy another tv ! . Sometimes they still have the issue 😳. As I’m likely to change / add something at some point AND ( IF at the moment ) this expensive vertex thing works - then it’s worth keeping . But yes , it’s crazy …

This is why an Appletv might work for a particular setup and not for someone else . Unfortunately that applies to ALL the AV stuff I.e tv , amp , console etc etc . Hence blackout screens common the more AV stuff you have … unless ( supposedly) you have a vertex2 .

Vertex2 is in . All running , no idea how effective it is . If no blackouts in an evening of watching then it’s success .

I think the problem exists because the water pools there when overwhelmed. I could remove paving blocks to avoid that . But I’d rather it can deal with the pooling . Cleaned it up as best I can . Will ct1 the asphalt overlaps and that end again .

Leaks- bast !

Testing …

Much chatting to ChatGPT ( more than I do to SWMBO ) . Various devices can be funny about their hdmi handshake . The ‘standard’ isn’t enforced and brands do what they want . Usual non conformity in IT I guess . Appletv is notorious for being super strict on things . So if a signal is fractionally delayed or a handshake missed it will temporarily drop the signal hence ‘ no connection’ error . I tried switch 2 direct into denon for only 45 minutes - with zero issue . So will test that further . Vertex2 arrives today and one of its many functions is it will send a handshake to a device at speed regardless of its intended destination. So it fools the Appletv that it’s got a perfect signal response always .

No no no - that’ll be the prequel !!

I know ! It’s so exciting ! . It’s like a Netflix series you watch which is a bit shit ( most of them ) but you’ve put time and effort into viewing each episode so you feel obliged to get to the spectacular cliff hanger final episode! . Maybe there will be a season 2 ? 🤔

What a faff ! . There I was sound system ; hdmi plugged in and … Go ! - like (expletive deleted) !

So I’m going to try all new hdmi certified cables first . if that fails - stick the vertex2 in All bought from Amazon so all returnable

Yeah I found the options . They were already on 2.3

Just dropped signal ffs ! vertex2 here I come !

Well ! I think I’ve watched a certain scene in rebel moon now over a 100 times !