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> Logitech Just Killed the Universal Remote Control Industry https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/why-logitech-just-killed-the-universal https://mattstoller.subs

• formerly_proven 5y ago
  The whole "universal remote" thing seems like laziness to me, because e.g. Pioneer did this very well in their home theatre systems - the AV receiver obviously is the centerpiece of the system, so why would you need more than the touch-screen remote for that?
  • neolog 5y ago
    My receiver doesn't know how to turn on the TV.
    • PostThisTooFast 5y ago
      It doesn't have CEC? Not that CEC isn't hampered by shitty implementations...
    • aulin 5y ago
      you sure? anynet+/hdmi-cec has been around since quite some time, most people just don't know about it as it's usually poorly documented and buried in not so user-friendly config menus.
      • neolog 5y ago
        TIL
      • kumarharsh 5y ago
        Yup, XBox does this too.
      • jsjohnst 5y ago
        > anynet+/hdmi-cec Sometimes it doesn’t work due to manufacturer bugs. I have a TV that has a bug in their implementation on a specific series of theirs where it won’t turn on/off the TV, but volume does work via HDMI. From doing extensive research I’m not alone.
    • waste_monk 5y ago
      Most AV equipment these days supports HDMI-CEC, which does allow you to do that kind of thing.
      • jeroenhd 5y ago
        That being said, Sony just released an update to tons of their devices that fixes a bug where this functionality never really worked. The standards are moet certainly there, but getting manufacturers to implement them well can be quite the challenge.
  • namdnay 5y ago
    Especially once that you've got used to proprietary bluetooth remotes, having to aim infrared things is so painful..
• robaato 5y ago
  This seems like a valuable resource for IR Codes (500k apparently): https://www.commandfusion.com/aboutus https://www.commandfusion.com/aboutus