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HDMI-CEC is an abbreviation for HDMI Consumer Electronics Control and a feature many TVs and peripherals have. This feature can make your devices work better together. | HDMI-CEC is an abbreviation for HDMI Consumer Electronics Control and a feature many TVs and peripherals have. This feature can make your devices work better together. | ||
Confusing is that manufacturers often don’t call this feature HDMI-CEC, every manufacturer wants to call it their own branded name, even though it’s an inter operable standard. | Confusing is that manufacturers often don’t call this feature HDMI-CEC, every manufacturer wants to call it their own branded name, even though it’s an inter operable standard. | ||
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Revision as of 16:02, 5 June 2017
HDMI-CEC is an abbreviation for HDMI Consumer Electronics Control and a feature many TVs and peripherals have. This feature can make your devices work better together. Confusing is that manufacturers often don’t call this feature HDMI-CEC, every manufacturer wants to call it their own branded name, even though it’s an inter operable standard.
HDMI-CEC Trade Names
- AOC: E-link
- Hitachi: HDMI-CEC
- LG: SimpLink
- Mitsubishi: NetCommand for HDMI
- Onkyo: RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI)
- Panasonic: HDAVI Control, EZ-Sync, or VIERA Link
- Philips: EasyLink
- Pioneer: Kuro Link
- Runco International: RuncoLink
- Samsung: Anynet+
- Sharp: Aquos Link
- Sony: BRAVIA Sync
- Toshiba: CE-Link or Regza Link
- Vizio: CEC
What can HDMI-CEC do?
HDMI-CEC allows devices that are connected to your TV through HDMI ports to communicate back and forth with your TV. The devices can have some control over the TV and the TV can have some control over the devices. This means you could control your Blu-ray player through your TV remote, for example. Or devices can automatically change your TV’s input when they need to do something. If you want to make use of it HDMI-CEC you'll may have to enable it as it isn't always enabled by default, so you'll have to check it. Remember that it's logical not to enable HDMI_CEC by default as many not know about this feature and will believe that his or her TV has a live of it's own, when it suddenly switches off when a they switch off some appliance that's connected to it.
OpenPLi HDMI-CEC
Go to Menu > Setup > System > HDMI-CEC setup here you can change the settings.
