Take this for what it’s worth. I’ve mentioned this before, maybe someone else can see if it works for them.
I’m convinced there is a power up handshake issue. It seemst to be more an auto-negotiation fail rather than not using the settings you’ve programmed. If it can’t negotiate the settings you want, it falls back.
I have my WDTV Live+ connected via HDMI to a Sony 5.1 amp, out of the amp into my Vizio HDTV.
If I power up the WDTV with everything else off, count to 5, power up the amp, count to 5, power up the TV, it consistently comes up to the settings I programmed, 1080p Auto.
If I count longer than 5, I get a 50/50 chance of seeing 1080p.
If I power up the TV or amp BEFORE powering up the HDTV, it locks in at 720p.
