HD 101: IR blasters, HDMI-CEC, RS-232 and IP control

 

 

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HD 101: IR blasters, HDMI-CEC, RS-232 and IP control

via Engadget by Ben Drawbaugh on 6/30/10

You'd be hard pressed to find a TV without some sort of extra box attached to it these days -- and with each box comes another remote. The sad part is it doesn't have to be this way, nope, the necessary interaction between devices really isn't that complicated. The problem is the devices just aren't designed to work together, but that isn't because the industry hasn't tried. All the political reasons aside the technology to let your cable box carry on a two way conversation with your TV and other equipment does exist. So we're going to explain what's out there. If you've ever wondered how you can gain more control over your gear using everything from an IR blaster to sending TCP commands via IP, then read on.

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