Seems I might have solved the mystery of the HDfury mysteriously blanking out... in my case, anyway. Apparently this is a known problem since searching "HDfury blanks out" returns results for all HDfury models.
My chain is source > DVDO Edge > Monoprice Item 5369 + 2029 > HDfury (VGA out) > monitor.
Apparently my short 1.5 ft Monoprice HDMI cable (from Monoprice Item 5369 to the HDfury) was what was causing the blackouts, in which I would lose at least five seconds. For now, switching to a longer HDMI cable (same Monoprice brand, 6 feet) seems to prevent the blanking out.
EDIT: Since then I've just bought a higher-speed HDMI cable... seems to work fine.
EDIT 2: No, it doesn't. But flicking the Monoprice HD #5369 seemed to do the trick... and actually, now that I've got the Monoprice item page open, I'm reading the reviews and maybe the loss of sync is related to voltage drops, according to "Mike" from December 24, 2009. Now I just need to figure out what he means by voltage regulator.
EDIT 3: Pretty sure the problem is not with the HDfury but with the Monoprice item. I think I can make sure it doesn't lose sync by making sure the power switch is flicked on when there are no more source changes. In other words, make sure I power on last, or in the case of PS3, turn off and turn on again when entering and exiting a game.
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