One of the promises of the digital revolution is to create increasingly intelligent consumer electronics (CE) devices and systems that can automatically configure themselves, correct errors, and free ...

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HDMI-CEC isn't great for everything.

Home entertainment systems are absolutely loaded with features in this day and age. Some features are meant to make your movies and TV shows look better, like HDMI Enhanced, while others are meant to ...

When I cut the cable TV cord nearly eight years ago, juggling multiple remote controls was a necessity. At minimum, you needed one for your television and another for your game console or streaming ...

When anyone in our family wants to watch a movie on our new HDTV, I usually have to help them operate the five remote controls that reside on our coffee table. If this scenario sounds familiar, there ...

PlayStation 4 owners using televisions compatible with HDMI-CEC can navigate the next-gen console's operating system using their television's remote control. Through a series of tests, Polygon found ...

Save yourself the trouble and turn this off on your PS5.

Have been using a Harmony Ultimate since 2013, and the hub has finally gone unresponsive. I've tried various means to get it back to health, and it seems like it's met its end. Having been out of the ...

TL;DR: sometimes it's just one misbehaving device throwing the whole system in disarray. A lot of people complain about HDMI CEC not working very well (or at all) for them. (Also known by an absurdly ...