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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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:

  1. Start xbox
  2. Start download of big game for later
  3. Go back to "TV" to watch youtube

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.