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Title: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to portrait)
Post by: Bengi010 on February 25, 2011, 09:06:36 pm

This is a very odd quirk, and it has only been happening on my htpc which is an i3-550 using on-board graphics, but every time I start a Netflix movie right after it finishes buffering my monitor switches from landscape to portrait, causing everything to rotate 90 degrees.  

Title: Re: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to potrait)
Post by: Bengi010 on February 27, 2011, 02:50:23 pm

So as I mentioned this is happening with my htpc... one of the reasons I got MC, not the main reason obviously, but A reason was that it had a built in netflix feature with a slick interface that my wife can operate easily.  Anyway I can't very well watch my movies sideways so it's useless until I get a fix.  I don't want to get all edgy but if this is supposed to be tech support I could really use some help here. 

If you need specs or details or whatever let me know.  It's windows 7 64 bit OS, I guess I didn't mention that before.

Title: Re: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to potrait)
Post by: JimH on February 27, 2011, 04:21:16 pm

I'm sorry, but I don't think that is an MC problem.  Try updating the video driver.

Try playing in your browsers to see what happens there.

Title: Re: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to potrait)
Post by: Bengi010 on February 27, 2011, 04:56:36 pm

Thanks for getting back to me, and thanks for your help with the cover art issue (different post).  Anyway I just built the computer 3 days ago so I'm pretty sure the drivers are up to date.  It doesn't happen in firefox, just MC.  I called netflix about an unrelated issue but mentioned this anyway, they had never heard of the problem... had never heard of MC either unfortunately so I told her to check it out.

Title: Re: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to potrait)
Post by: JimH on February 27, 2011, 04:59:51 pm

Quote from: Bengi010 on February 27, 2011, 04:56:36 pm

Thanks for getting back to me, and thanks for your help with the cover art issue (different post).  Anyway I just built the computer 3 days ago so I'm pretty sure the drivers are up to date.  It doesn't happen in firefox, just MC.  I called netflix about an unrelated issue but mentioned this anyway, they had never heard of the problem... had never heard of MC either unfortunately so I told her to check it out.

Thanks for that.

Latest driver doesn't mean best.  Try removing the driver and letting Windows install one.

Title: Re: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to potrait)
Post by: jmcafee on February 27, 2011, 05:00:56 pm

I have the same problem -- see my February 20 post (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=62467.msg418783#msg418783). This was exclusive to MC; Netflix via a web browser works perfect.

Right now I'm not able to implement the suggestion from JimH.

Title: Re: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to potrait)
Post by: JimH on February 27, 2011, 05:04:23 pm

I added a link to that thread in the previous post.

I'll combine the two threads.

Please report the version of MC you use and the video hardware used.

Title: Re: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to potrait)
Post by: Bengi010 on March 02, 2011, 06:18:13 am

I am running MC 15, the latest build, and using the built in gpu on the i-3 chip.

Title: Re: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to potrait)
Post by: jmcafee on March 06, 2011, 12:38:07 am

Same for me as Benji010

Title: Re: Netflix causes screen to rotate (switch to potrait)
Post by: jmcafee on April 05, 2011, 05:29:03 pm

Netflix now plays correctly with MC 16.063 and Silverlight  4.0.60129.0. I cannot tell you the Intel HD Graphics version, but it was the same as my previous post.