Hi,

what is the easiest and low cost way to have this set up?

I want a device to receive the button signals from my tv remote then output a different signal to control my speakers. I also want to enable it to press the button once and then again 2 minutes later. is this kind of programmable box a real thing?

Thanks!!

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p.s. I don’t want any IoT or smart assistant things if possible. I don’t trust smart tech. I want something that does what I tell it and nothing else.

  • grooves12@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Which TV and which speakers/receiver?

    With most modern TVs/Speaker setups this is possible without any additional hardware using HDMI-CEC (each TV manufacturer calls it something different for “branding” but it is all standards-based)

    • cerwen80@alien.top
      OPBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I wish CEC was the solution, it’s just wildly unreliable. it just really temperamental deciding whether or not to work based on no apparent criteria. it’ll just stop working out of the blue when nothing has changed. I suppose if I want out of my way to buy an LG speaker to match my TV, it might be more reliable, but I want to have more control over this, not just rely on hoping and trusting LG to get the CEC right.

  • ferbulous@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Any cheap tuya remote, install esphome on it, set automation to control speakers on ir signal received from tv remote button, then just set an interval.

  • MelastSB@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    In my case, I could configure my TV remote to control the AV receiver’s volume directly from the TV. The remote is an LG “Magic Remote”, so I assume it’s just a universal remote of some kind.

    It probably doesn’t help for your “2 minutes later” thing, though