I've tried a few commercial hdmi switches, to share a monitor between machines. The switch time is long and the monitor doesn't reliably wake up. Perhaps it's related to eDID?
Do you know how that chip is for real-world usability?
Do you know how that chip is for real-world usability?
In my personal experience, obtuse monitor's firmware is often to blame.
Using a switch with one extra input port, where all data pins are connected to ground (via series resistors), and switching to that port for a brief moment, before switching again to the real intended input, usually helps some.