Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing

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Jim Diamond wrote:

> I have a RPi5 hooked up to a TV, and I watch movies or TV programs or what
> have you by streaming them on the Pi and sending them to the TV via HDMI.
> 
> I assume this is something that most of you have done at some point.

yes with xbmc/kodi

> I turn the TV off (really it goes into its low power mode) and leave the
> RPi on.
> 
> Occasionally, when I turn the TV on to watch something, there are two
> things wrong:
> (1) The video no longer matches the TV screen size (1920x1080 in this case).
>      The video is slightly larger, in that the edges of the picture are
>      off-screen.

sounds like the TV is selecting overscan mode, does its remote have an 
aspect ratio button, there's usually an option for "exact scan" or "pc mode"

> (2) The sound is no longer coming through the HDMI (or, at least, the TV
>      remains silent).
> 
> I can get things working again by running the command
>          xrandr --size 800x600  ;  sleep 1 ; xrandr --size 1920x1080
> (I have no idea why this gets the sound working.)
> 
> Having a work-around is fine, but I'm wondering if anyone else has seen
> this issue.  I don't know whether it is
> -> a Pi hardware issue
> -> a Pi software issue, or
> -> a glitch in my TV (Sony Bravia, FWIW).

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A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-14 19:57 -0300
  Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing ottitale <ottitale@o2mail.de> - 2026-03-15 07:29 +0100
    Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-15 17:51 -0300
      Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing ottitale <ottitale@o2mail.de> - 2026-03-16 03:10 +0100
        Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-16 13:54 -0300
  Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-03-15 10:53 +0000
    Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-15 17:54 -0300
      Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-15 22:18 +0000
        Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-16 13:56 -0300
          Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-16 22:54 +0000
            Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-17 17:59 -0300
        Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-17 17:57 -0300
      Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-16 12:41 +0000
        Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-17 17:59 -0300

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