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Rinoki21
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Cutting the cord from Xfinity…. Remote question….

Going to YouTube tv, loaded on Roku fire sticks for consistency across different brands of tvs in the house… One of the things that I have liked about our Xfinity remote is that the single remote turns on the television, the cable box, and our surround sound system all with one press the power button…. And the channel buttons on the remote change the channel on the cable box, and the volume buttons on that remote change the volume on the surround sound system. It seems the Roku remote will only control the television. I have an audio cable running from the television to the surround sound system, so I’m getting sound where I want it, but I am having to use the surround sound system’s remote to turn it on and off, and control the volume. Roku tech support says go buy a Roku sound bar. Nope. Does anyone know if chromecast or fire stick would be able to do what my old Xfinity remote did = control it all across multiple devices? ** Edited by Rinoki21 at 11/27/2024, 9:32:06 AM ** Edited by Rinoki21 at 11/27/2024, 9:33:45 AM
Posted: 11/27/2024 at 09:31 AM ET

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Cutting the cord from Xfinity…. Remote question….
Rinoki21 11/27/24 09:31 AM ET
Solved!
Rinoki21 11/27/24 08:58 PM ET
You should be able to control both.
riosvt 11/27/24 02:58 PM ET
Sounds like it is using CEC over HDMI. It should be able to do all that too**
NokieHokie 11/27/24 10:20 AM ET
i bought a pioneer TV for 74 dollars yesterday with XUMO- works great
bigbadbird 11/27/24 09:51 AM ET
We got an Amazon Fire cube and we just ask it to do everything:
UTPr0sim 11/27/24 09:43 AM ET
Yes, we’ve been able to collect all your home conversations. Thanks for
HwoodHokie 11/27/24 12:17 PM ET
Alexa send in a play that works!**
TomTurkey 11/27/24 10:59 AM ET
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IB4TECH 11/27/24 10:23 AM ET
Maybe it's the future, but I still struggle with the idea of talking to a
Tafkam Hokie 11/27/24 10:18 AM ET
Would say to check to see if the Roku uses Bluetooth instead of IR...
EDGEMAN 11/27/24 09:41 AM ET
Not IR - can tuck the stick behind everything and it works. Just…
Rinoki21 11/27/24 10:00 AM ET
Don't know the answer to your question, but...
MP4VT2004 11/27/24 09:35 AM ET