Amazon Fire TV and HDMI-CEC

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Trunks2

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#160618 13-Jan-2015 19:16

So I Recently got a Sony smart tv and a PS4 but am unhappy with the Plex client included on both devices, so I'm looking to get a media box like the Nexus player or Fire TV stick.

My main question is does the Fire TV (or stick) support HDMI-CEC? It seems the Nexus player does and I really like using my TV remote with my PS4 so this is a deciding factor for me, from my research the Fire TV/stick does kind of support HDMI-CEC but not officially, does anyone with a Fire TV use this feature?

Thanks.

lxsw20

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#1213373 13-Jan-2015 20:14

It does support CEC to some degree, in my case all it does is automatically switches the amp over when I turn the thing on.

razor2000nz

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#1213602 14-Jan-2015 10:21

It worked with my lg tv remote, obviously not all keys, but the main ones. but purchased a harmony smart remote for xmas, replaced 5 remotes for the 1 :)

trig42

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#1213611 14-Jan-2015 10:24

I have a FireTV (Box, not stick) connected to a 5 or 6 year old Samsung LCD.
When I press the Home button on the FireTV remote, it switches the TV on and changes it to the HDMI input.
I briefly tried navigating the FireTV with the TV remote and nothing happened. I haven't investigated further, but it appears there is definitely some sort of CEC happening there.