HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), HDMI communication channel protocol support?

My samsung TV's (anynet+) manual clearly states it only works with other anynet+ devices and from the little bit of googling I have done, that has been confirmed by samsung on their forums.

But if I am wrong and it does work across manufacturers (how it is supposed to), then that's great.

Targettio Wrote:My samsung TV's (anynet+) manual clearly states it only works with other anynet+ devices and from the little bit of googling I have done, that has been confirmed by samsung on their forums.

But if I am wrong and it does work across manufacturers (how it is supposed to), then that's great.

My Samsung TV (AnyNET+) talks to my Sony Receiver (BarviaLink) just fine. I actually found this feature rather annoying as I want to be able to turn off the TV, but have my music still playing. Before I got it disabled (had to on both the receiver and TV) as soon as I turned off the TV, the Receiver turned off as well, and turning the receiver back on turned the TV back on.

Targettio Wrote:My samsung TV's (anynet+) manual clearly states it only works with other anynet+ devices and from the little bit of googling I have done, that has been confirmed by samsung on their forums.

What the Yo-yos at Samsung probably mean is that anynet+ only works with HDMI-CEC enabled devices (no shit, right?)

From their perspective, anynet+ means HDMI-CEC. So it's a no-answer answer.

Anynet+ only works with other anynet+ devices, but Samsung calls HDMI-CEC anynet+.

It'd be like Sony saying that to use an iLink interface, it only works with other iLink devices (but that means any ieee1394 device)

I'd be surprised if an manufacturers actually deviate from the standard.

-Wes

This would be something really nice and an absolute must. Since we all have a TV-remote of some sort or another.

It sounds like Samsung and Sony each have their own "unique" implementation that makes them incompatible with each other.

Has anyone tried to get the two to work together? Are the specs/commands even available from the manufacturers?

I once tried to get Sony to provide the communication info for a RS232 port on their receivers. After a few dozen emails and escalating it to everyone I could find the end result was "buzz off". Not a good experience (I don't buy any Sony product now) and very indicative of how open Sony is. :mad:

"absolute must"? With manufacturers bastardizing the spec and the lack of detailed information would make this an "absolute bust".

that doesn't seem to be valid anymore: my rather oldish samsung plasma and the ps3 work well together in regards to hdmi-cec

TugboatBill Wrote:Has anyone tried to get the two to work together?

Have you even read this thread ? It's 2 pages long, shouldn't take you a lot of time.

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Malard Wrote:We are actively investigating and developing both a software and hardware solution for this problem. Stay tuned!

Hi Malarad,
Since it's almost seven moths since your post I just wanted to ask whether there are any great news regarding the HDMI CEC solution development? I'm looking forward to a simple way to control all of my A/V equipment from computer very much.
M.

I am holding off purchasing any HTPC till someone figures out a way to get HDMI-CEC to work. I am even willing to spend some money for a well tried solution. Hope there is someone working on this.