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 ...

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 ...

Short for Consumer Electronics Control, HDMI-CEC creates a one-stop shop for controlling your TV and other interconnected ...

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 ...

You'd be hard pressed to find a TV without some sort of extra box attached to it these days -- and with each box comes another remote. The sad part is it doesn't have to be this way, nope, the ...

This is something we've always wanted to do with our HTPC, but have always been restricted by our video card, control our HDTV with our HTPC. Home automation is almost as much fun as watching HD, but ...

I have a Marantz NR1508 and am looking for a way for the remote to turn the TV on/off along with the AVR. I had a fiddle around with the relevant options but can't seem to get this to work. Anyone ...

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You might not be taking full advantage of your sound system as not all HDMI ports work the same. Learn about the features and ...

Consumer Electronics Control (CEC), a feature known by various brand names including Samsung’s Anynet+, Sony’s Bravia Sync, LG’s Simplink, and more, has become an integral part of modern home ...

Microsoft constantly tests new features and additions to the Xbox experience weeks before public release. Today, in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead Insider branches, Microsoft is testing brand-new Xbox ...

Likewise, there are a number of important settings to tweak on a new TV for the best experience. You're probably most ...