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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 18 for Windows => Topic started by: 6233638 on May 01, 2013, 02:07:56 am

Title: Any plans for libCEC support?
Post by: 6233638 on May 01, 2013, 02:07:56 am

Up until now, I have been happy to use the mouse-based interface for my HTPC - mainly because I haven't actually been using any specific Media Center software until recently. (I was mostly using Explorer Library views and MPC-HC)
But after spending a few months with Media Center, I'm now happy enough with it that I can't see myself switching to anything else, and the Theater View seems pretty good from what I've seen - but you really need a remote to get the most out of it.

I hate programmable remotes, I don't want to have multiple remotes, and I don't want to have an additional IR reciever placed in the room.
The way I have things set up, there's a TV on the wall, a single remote, and all the other electronics are located in another room.

HDMI-CEC is great for this, as it allows my TV remote to control all connected devices - except the PC.
I had been hoping that graphics card vendors would be implementing CEC support, but so far no-one seems to have considered it. (or they have, and decided they didn't want to deal with it)
Pulse-Eight seem to have a great solution with their HDMI-CEC adapter (http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/products/104-usb-hdmi-cec-adapter.aspx) which sits in-line between the PC and the TV, and adds CEC support.

The problem is that it seems to need libCEC (http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/) support in the player for it to work.
Are there any plans to add libCEC support to Media Center?

Title: Re: Any plans for libCEC support?
Post by: JohnTitor on May 12, 2014, 07:41:12 pm

Bump.

I agree with the previous poster. I originally bought JRiver for audio purposes, but it's also a FANTASTIC for video as well. I have a little HDMI pulse-eight usb adapter, and I cannot seem to get it to work with JRiver. It's my only gripe with the software yet.

Any plans of supporting libCEC in the future?

Title: Re: Any plans for libCEC support?
Post by: astromo on May 16, 2014, 10:58:59 pm

This discussion should link in with this post here:
HDMI CEC control for Media Center (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=89231.0)

Let's keep up the momentum and see what comes of it ..  ;)