Second laptop suddenly cannot present, the first worked.
EDID handshake breaks after a swap. Sounds obscure, happens often.
Try this first
- 1Unplug HDMI, wait, and replug.
- 2Force a fixed resolution on the laptop.
- 3Add an EDID emulator inline if the pattern repeats.
When to bring us in
We stabilise the chain with an EDID fix.
See also
- Remote people feel left out in hybrid meetings.Parity is not luck. Camera, mic and facilitation must treat remote attendees equally.
- Camera does not capture everyone around the table.Focal length, placement and auto-framing decide whether the whole table is visible.
- We want to show both the whiteboard and the people.A content camera on the board, a people camera on the table. Two streams.
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