Can my XBOX mimic these features from the PS4/5?
With my PS4 and now the PS5 I noticed that when I do the following(described below), certain things happen, and I'm trying to figure out if the Xbox can do the same thing.
I've noticed that with my PS4/5:
- When I have my TV(LG C1 and previously my Samsung QLED) off, and I power on the PS5 using the controller, the TV(both of them) automatically turns itself on and puts itself on the appropriate HDMI input.
- When the TV is already powered on, but on another input that's not the PS input, and I hit the "home" button on the controller, it auto switches the HDMI input to that of the PS
- Lastly, the PS4 and 5 can be controlled by the TV (both of them) remotes.
Not sure what this functionality is called otherwise I would have googled it but, I find these features to be pretty simple but cool and I'm wondering, is this something that I can do with my Xbox Series X? or Xbox in general?
This feature is called HDMI-CEC, although some vendors have rebranded it for their devices. LG calls it SIMPLINK, for instance.
The Xbox does support HDMI-CEC, but the behavior unfortunately is not too consistent depending on the setup. Here I have the Xbox connected to a receiver and then to a TV. The TV is always set to the same HDMI input port and the receiver does the selection of which device to output to the TV. I haven't tested this specific flow you mentioned, but I have issues with another device forcing the input to it multiple times when powered on.
Microsoft details the settings here: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/display-sound/hdmi-cec. As you can see, there is no mention of changing the input to it, but I'd expect that to be the case when turning it on.