As documented in this question, I recently bought a new Samsung monitor and connected it to my computer using a HDMI connection; this monitor just doesn't seem to support any power saving mode: it won't shut down when the computer tells it to do so, and it won't turn on when a HDMI signal is received if it was previously shut down manually or using its internal inactivity timer.
I asked the Samsung support about this, and they told me this is by design, because the HDMI protocol doesn't support power saving and turning devices on or off.
What I want to know is: is this a real limit of HDMI, or is it just a lazy implementation by Samsung? Do other monitors/TVs support power saving when connected via HDMI, or is it actually not possibile to properly handle power saving over a HDMI connection?