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Old Sep 6, 2020, 6:31 pm
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LIH Prem
 
 
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
There are also video game systems that act to power on such TVs when some connected video game system’s activated. When some of my TV remote controls go missing or get damaged, using say a Nintendo Swtich’s Bluetooth controller to turn on the Switch and thereby kick on the TV then makes it possible to use the phone/tablet apps to control the connected TVs without having to physically touch buttons on the TVs.
The Nintendo Switch uses HDMI-CEC.

Hub HDMI through the TV, using the audio return channel to run audio to the receiver if you use one, then enable HDMI-CEC on the TV, and all the connected devices.

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-David
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