Power adapter/switch controlled by HDMI CEC

by shellbross

Hi,

I have two "old" TV, each one using a MiBox. These two TV are only used as monitor for the MiBox, they are not connected to anything else anymore as I can do anything I want through the MiBox (watch TV/Replay, Netflix, YouTube, Kodi, etc.).

They are not HDMI CEC compatible so I still need the original remote to turn the TV on and off. In fact it's the only thing I need the TV remote at all and it's a pain.

Is there some kind of power adaptor or power switch that takes in the HDMI signal to get the CEC command on/off to just switch on and off the power to a device through its power socket? Just like you have those kind of power switch controlled by remote or by smartphone to turn on/off lamps or whatever you want, but in this case controlled by the HDMI CEC commands from an AndroidTV box.

Farhanito

Maybe you can try using a google home compatible smart socket like TP-LINK, and issue voice commands to it via Mibox remote.

But I think Logitech harmony would be easier.

simiwood

Before you do that unplug the tvs and plug them back in if they do not turn back on when you plug them in it won't work

itscurt

CEC is great, time to get a new TV!

CTU

Go for the Logitech harmony as you can use 1 remote to control both. It was a big reason why I liked it over the Nexus player

speakxj7

doesn't the mibox have ir-in support?

rather than doing a bt-remote doing everything by way of cec;

consider alternatively having an ir remote to do 'everything' and setting up the mibox to also respond to ir.