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> Too many remote controls. One for TV, one for AppleTv, one for PS5 if I want to see a movie on bluray, one for the Denon AMP, etc... There should be a standard for that. Something with a touchscreen and an API manufacturers should support

There is a standard where you can use some keys in your TV remote to control your device via HDMI, but I never had a device compatible with it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Control

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It works well with the Apple TV, the PS5, the Samsung soundbar I've got and probably others that I can't recall...

I still use their dedicated remotes though, as they have the full functionality whereas CEC only deals with some.

That covers just a subset of functionalities. Expose an API, give users one remote control with a touchscreen or a smartphone app and that's it. One device to rule them all.

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