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This seems like the right thread to ask: Has anyone seen a HDMI-CEC embeddable amplifier board? I'd love to DIY some speakers or a soundbar, maybe something li
by linsomniac 5y ago
This seems like the right thread to ask: Has anyone seen a HDMI-CEC embeddable amplifier board?
I'd love to DIY some speakers or a soundbar, maybe something like the Tech Ingredients "Worlds Best Speakers". But the convenience snob in me doesn't want to go back to a Harmony, or other multi-system remote. I've gotten really spoiled by being able to use my TV remote to control the soundbar volume, TV, chromecast, etc... all over HDMI.
I've done some searches for an amplifier board, like the youtubers are using to make homemade soundbars. Either I don't know the right combination of search terms, or they just don't seem to make such a thing. I don't REALLY want to make a bunch of space for a receiver, I'm fairly space constrained in the TV area because reasons.
https://youtu.be/CKIye4RZ-5k https://youtu.be/CKIye4RZ-5k
- ryall 5y agoMaybe I'm way off base from what you're asking, but would a Raspberry Pi with an amplifier hat solve this? I _think_ Rpi supports HDMI-CEC, but then again I've never seen CEC working properly outside of the fantasy realm
- linsomniac 5y agoOne of the options I had seen was some sort of a CEC communication board. Looked like it might be for sending like a "turn on" signal to other devices. I've had pretty good luck with CEC with my 5 year old Samsung TV. Compared to my in-laws new house that has a Denon receiver and IR blasters and some universal remote, that they paid big bucks to have an AV company install, CEC is like a space age rocket ship!