HDMI CEC (2018 Mac mini)

Does the 2018 Mac mini natively support HDMI CEC?


Can it power up an HDTV and AVR when switching on/waking from sleep?

Likewise can it turn off the HDTV/AVR when it goes to sleep?


Or does it require some kind of adapter?

Posted on Aug 7, 2019 9:21 AM

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Posted on Aug 8, 2019 7:39 AM

Sadly as mentioned by Marco no Macs support CEC. In fact the only Apple device that does is the Apple TV4 and 4K.


However there is a way to add CEC control capabilities to a Mac. You will first need the following hardware.


https://www.pulse-eight.com/p/104/usb-hdmi-cec-adapter


You will also need either to be using Plex, KodiTV or the following free software.


http://couch-slouch.com/

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Aug 8, 2019 7:39 AM in response to MikeWard1701

Sadly as mentioned by Marco no Macs support CEC. In fact the only Apple device that does is the Apple TV4 and 4K.


However there is a way to add CEC control capabilities to a Mac. You will first need the following hardware.


https://www.pulse-eight.com/p/104/usb-hdmi-cec-adapter


You will also need either to be using Plex, KodiTV or the following free software.


http://couch-slouch.com/

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