Friday, August 2, 2013

Controlling Openelec with TV Remote

If you want to control your openelec installation using your TV remote via HDMI connector, your TV need to have HDMI-CEC standard. first you have to know if your TV is HDMI-CEC capable or not?

Different brands for HDMI CEC
There are different trade names for HDMI CEC, search your TV manual, Box and the TV itself for one of the following.

Samsung - Anynet+
Sony - BRAVIA Link or BRAVIA Sync
Sharp - Aquos Link
Hitachi - HDMI-CEC
AOC - E-link
Pioneer - Kuro Link
Toshiba - Regza Link or CE-Link
Onkyo - RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI)
LG - SimpLink
Panasonic - VIERA Link or HDAVI Control or EZ-Sync
Philips - EasyLink
Mitsubishi - NetCommand for HDMI
Runco International - RuncoLink

PS: some TVs might have it only on 1 dedicated  HDMI slot eg. HDMI1 or HDMI-CEC

Have Fun

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