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2 on/off buttons?
Don't make me tap the overlay.
One is for all, the other is just the TV. It's probably a remote for a smart box or something, you can program some of the TVs commands on them, like on/off, input switching, etc... so you don't have to juggle with 2 remotes in your hand.
Yes it’s for a cable box/DVR. The Spectrum logo is for Spectrum cable, the brand that resulted from the Charter Communications purchase of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.
Doesn't CEC fix all of the issues requiring multiple power buttons?
On paper, but it's pretty hit or miss IME on its implementations
I want to play switch and turn it on using a controller, CEC turns TV and switch screen is on, then the turning on TV triggers CEC that wakes up Apple TV, which in turn starts sending video over HDMI, making TV show Apple TV screen 🥴
I have no TV remote (only use it in dump mode for AppleTV which is controlled using siri remote) and turning off apple TV turns TV and Switch off.
My solution: Shortly undock switch so it’s hdmi get excited and TV switches input to Nintendo switch
It is just so wonky, lol
I have the same issue with my switch, I usually mash the button for its port on my receiver remote until the other devices give up but about 10% of the time that refuses to work and I have to redock.
If the TV supports it. I haven’t come across many in the wild that really use it, or at least situations where a TV and device both work well with the protocol.
What crack are you on? Not widely supported?
You'd be better off at listing the models and devices that don't support CEC.
CEC is pretty amazing for any relatively modern device (console, blu ray player, etc) in a "normal" setup.
The main problems are if you are a bit of a "power user" and have a receiver or something (although I have also heard issues with soundbars) with it not always being clear what audio outputs will be used. And as consoles become more and more glorified computers you can run into issues where a simple workflow like:
Results in the xbox shutting down and not actually downloading the game.
As a "power user" I just got a sofabaton (Just as mediocre and finicky as a Harmony but you won't have forgotten that because your config is a decade old). but I keep telling myself that I should futz with my nvidia shield to see if I can use my receiver's remote for everything instead.
Not everything is hooked up to that
Cec?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Control
I haven't had more than one remote or power button for almost a decade now.
iirc, that's the protocol that lets a connected device turn a display on via HDMI.
The left one is labeled TV. The right one is probably for the DVR.