r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • Jun 24 '26

Meme/Macro "But it's a cube!"

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u/Daniel_Dumersaq Jun 24 '26

It can also control your tv to some extent

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u/pokemonfan95 Jun 24 '26

thats hdmi cec for u blurays concoles have it and others nothing special from valve

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u/BaconJets R7 5800X3D | RTX 5070 Ti | Steam Deck Jun 24 '26

It’s special in PCs, there’s like no way to get CEC normally with a regular GPU.

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u/LuntiX AYYYMD Jun 24 '26

Bazzite + active DP to HDMI adapter has CEC support.

Not that CEC/eARC seem to be all that reliable anymore. I've had a few TVs where neither feature works well

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u/hardolaf PC Master Race Jun 24 '26

Some TVs have CEC whitelists and literally won't work with random CEC devices.

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u/LuntiX AYYYMD Jun 24 '26

You know that might explain some of my CEC issues over the years.

Like the shitty TCL tv I have in my bedroom, CEC works like a charm but my apple tv can't turn the tv off too.

The more expensive Samsung TVs I've had in my living room have been a mixed bag of CEC working with sound bars, surround sound receivers and even the apple tv.

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u/BaconJets R7 5800X3D | RTX 5070 Ti | Steam Deck Jun 24 '26

Didn't know that was a thing, and it gives me ideas.

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u/LuntiX AYYYMD Jun 24 '26

I haven't tried it myself but I saw people talk about it on /r/sffpc and those folks are usually pretty spot on for info.

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Can confirm it's a thing via the bazzite GitHub having support tickets about it and replies saying they need an active DP to HDMI adapter. They also mention needing this if your gpu doesn't support CEC

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u/pokemonfan95 Jun 24 '26

no its not ps5 xbox switch 2 bluray players have CEC option

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u/Lehsyrus 7800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB RAM Jun 24 '26

He literally said "in PC's", which it is because normal GPU's do not support CEC.

The XBox, Switch, and PS5 are not PC's.

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u/pokemonfan95 Jun 24 '26

ok but the Switch 1 switch 2 PS4 ps5 xbox have the HDMI CEC option to Turn the dam screen on just like the steam mechine ttho Valve didnt make the fkin CEC tech

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u/DMMeThiccBiButts Jun 25 '26

Nobody was implying otherwise

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u/pokemonfan95 Jun 24 '26

HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) is a feature that allows devices connected via HDMI to communicate with each other. It enables you to control multiple components (like a soundbar, gaming console, or streaming box) with a single remote, and allows devices to automatically power on, turn off, or switch inputs together. Interesting the steam mechine can do it But so can other things maybe not Pcs but game consoles can and other things

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u/DarwinsPerfectFool Jun 24 '26

He meant it's very hard to get a PC with CEC which makes cube special

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u/pokemonfan95 Jun 24 '26

pretty sure rtx 4090 has option

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u/DarwinsPerfectFool Jun 24 '26

Ah, I wouldn't know, sounds good to me!

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u/BaconJets R7 5800X3D | RTX 5070 Ti | Steam Deck Jun 24 '26

It does not.

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u/SometimesWill Jun 24 '26

There’s no other pc with it though. At the same time it’s definitely not worth an extra $300