This may not be an important feature to most people, but it is for media users. TL;DR at bottom.
So, modern consoles have CEC - PS3, PS4, Switch, PS5. Most TVs after 2005 have CEC. Xbox one never had CEC, they I stead opted for IR alone.
So, when Xbox said Series X/S said they would implement CEC, I thought: 10+ years late, but finally. IR is okay, but by today’s standards very outdated, and you also either need a seperate remote for Xbox, or buy an All-In-One type remote.
With CEC, you can control literally everything - TV, Reciever, All Consoles, etc. With just one controller. Everything just blends in perfectly.
I feel this is quite an issue for those who planned to use Series as a media device. I installed Disney+, Netflix, etc. Cannot launch them without the controller. So I still need to keep a Fire Stick just for this alone.
This isn’t an angry rant, just feedback and disappointment on what they said would be in place.
TL;DR: Xbox CEC can control other devices, ie: turn your TV off/on. It cannot, however be controlled, ie: use the remote to go around dashboard.
Hopefully. I don’t mind using a controller too much, but my wife and kids hate it and are used to using just the TV remote like they did on the PS4. Maybe I should have kept the PS4 just for this.
I have a the new pdp media remote and it works great. I also have hdmi cec enabled with my soundbar hooked up to the TV with HDMI. So far series X controls my TV and soundbar perfectly
Yes. Click settings, then Display, and below that is device control. Here you will see some CEC options, sadly, not full CEC control, just limited choices. Guess I’ll either have to buy a whole new remote, which is rather not do because every device already works with mine, or not use media stuff on Xbox.
