[mythtv-users] Remote Control via (TV) IR => HDMI => Mythtv

Fri Dec 3 20:03:14 UTC 2010

On 12/3/2010 14:45, tortise wrote:
> Searching the archives I find stuff about getting an audio route over 
> HDMI, but nothing about full remote control over HDMI.  Can anyone 
> comment on this?

HDMI supports remote control through the CEC framework.  I've heard of a 
few Toshiba laptops that support using this through custom drivers, but 
the only (rather expensive) universal solution I've heard of is this 
external passthrough box, with USB.

http://rainshadowtech.com/default_files/HDMICECUSB.htm