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Assunto:  Re: A/V problems while the Pi is doing nothing
De:       ottitale
Data:     Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:29:25 +0100
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Jim Diamond  at 14.3.2026, 23:57:15 "A/V problems while the 
Pi is doing nothing" :

> 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.
> 
> 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.
> (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).
> 
> Anyone?

This problem occurs when there is a conflict with CEC. The Pi then 
disables CEC for HDMI. The TV get no Information -> Standard values that 
do not fit.



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