The it's mind-blowingly useful HDMI Consumer Electronic Control (aka HDMI-CEC) technology basically turns your HDTV's remote control into a universal remote control, minus the headache of programming the universal remote control. If the HDMI port on your HDTV and the device plugged into it both support Consumer Electronic Control, the two devices can communicate and control each other, even if the products are two different brands.
This week in PCMag Labs, we just happen to have two such devices. Check out the video demonstration to see what happens once they are connected with an HDMI cable:
Hi Meatcurry...welcome to the club! Yep, at the moment the PS3 doesn't support CEC, it's bizarre and unfortunate, hopefully they'll add support for CEC in a future software update.
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BobFromLI January 28, 2009 2:35 PM
Supposedly, Panasonic does this stunt to with their Viera protocol and they also supposedly do multiple brands. I've got one of their TVs but nothing else I have seems to talk to it. Isn't technology amazing!!??
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January 27, 2009 1:59 AM
I have a Sony LCD and PS3, the PS3 doesnt support CEC! How does that work?
January 27, 2009 10:24 AM
Hi Meatcurry...welcome to the club! Yep, at the moment the PS3 doesn't support CEC, it's bizarre and unfortunate, hopefully they'll add support for CEC in a future software update.
January 28, 2009 2:35 PM
Supposedly, Panasonic does this stunt to with their Viera protocol and they also supposedly do multiple brands. I've got one of their TVs but nothing else I have seems to talk to it. Isn't technology amazing!!??
January 29, 2009 5:07 AM
same my problem. I have PS3 too. and not support CEC
please update when when CEC software update for PS3