2013-06-19, 12:32
Hi,
As many fans of XBMC did, I bought a Raspberry Pi and I tinkered with it. Then I installed OpenELEC on it. I tried HDMI-CEC for a moment and couldn't do what I wanted with the remote, I first thought there was an issue with the TV and/or OpenELEC configuration.
But that wasn't the case, while the TV is a Sharp with an Aquos Link —the Sharp branded name for HDMI-CEC— it didn't work as expected until I found out that the remote directional keys aren't sent over HDMI, but only a few play/pause/rewind/forward/etc. So the TV cannot control XBMC, or more complex systems.
![Full sized picture Image](http://i.imgur.com/VwWHVlZ.jpg)
This lost time could have been avoided if the following section described the shortcomings (of some TV vendors) on the HDMI CEC wiki page. For example : the Sharp LC-32LE600E remote directional keys are not sent over HDMI. I'm sure other vendors/models have similar limitations. Plus there might be other kind of shortcommings.
Also note that I propose the name "shortcommings" for this section rather than elaborate the existing "common issues with CEC" because there wasn't actually a technical problem in my case, just that some keys worked others didn't.
I hope this very little contribution will help others.
Cheers,
Brice
[EDITED : forgot the link to the wiki
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As many fans of XBMC did, I bought a Raspberry Pi and I tinkered with it. Then I installed OpenELEC on it. I tried HDMI-CEC for a moment and couldn't do what I wanted with the remote, I first thought there was an issue with the TV and/or OpenELEC configuration.
But that wasn't the case, while the TV is a Sharp with an Aquos Link —the Sharp branded name for HDMI-CEC— it didn't work as expected until I found out that the remote directional keys aren't sent over HDMI, but only a few play/pause/rewind/forward/etc. So the TV cannot control XBMC, or more complex systems.
![Full sized picture Image](http://i.imgur.com/VwWHVlZ.jpg)
This lost time could have been avoided if the following section described the shortcomings (of some TV vendors) on the HDMI CEC wiki page. For example : the Sharp LC-32LE600E remote directional keys are not sent over HDMI. I'm sure other vendors/models have similar limitations. Plus there might be other kind of shortcommings.
Also note that I propose the name "shortcommings" for this section rather than elaborate the existing "common issues with CEC" because there wasn't actually a technical problem in my case, just that some keys worked others didn't.
I hope this very little contribution will help others.
Cheers,
Brice
[EDITED : forgot the link to the wiki
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