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minus-squarespinning_disk_engineer@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI’ve never actually used CEC, but everything I’ve seen says it’s just like a USB HID, correct? According to wikipedia, there already exist USB to CEC adapters.
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 hours agoI don’t know what HID is, but CEC lets you control Kodi with the TV remote.
minus-squarespinning_disk_engineer@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoHID means a human interface device, so most commonly a keyboard, but remote controls can and do use the same protocol just fine.
I’ve never actually used CEC, but everything I’ve seen says it’s just like a USB HID, correct? According to wikipedia, there already exist USB to CEC adapters.
I don’t know what HID is, but CEC lets you control Kodi with the TV remote.
HID means a human interface device, so most commonly a keyboard, but remote controls can and do use the same protocol just fine.