CEC Use of TV remote for Public Release

To take full advantage the cable/ TV box will need to be HDMI CEC. This will give Xbox One the ability to change channels via the Xbox One TV guide. If not CEC you will have to use TV box remote to change channels.

ARC is Audio Return Channel. It allows a TV's audio to be sent back to the attached receiver via the HDMI Out of the receiver instead of having to run a separate audio line from the TV to the receiver. It's intended for use when using a TV's internal tuner
via an attached antenna or cable source.



HDMI CEC is what allows your TV's remote to control other components without actually programming the remote with the code for the other devices.



HDMI CEC pre-dates ARC by several revisions. Unfortunately, few things take advantage of it.

"The Xbox One doesn't use HDMI-CEC. Everything simply uses infrared commands"

OK, it's that. Each TV has its own source selector method so using IR commands is not possible, as you said.

It would be a nice feature because the media remote and set aside the TV remote.

[quote user="dpoet"]

To take full advantage the cable/ TV box will need to be HDMI CEC. This will give Xbox One the ability to change channels via the Xbox One TV guide.
If not CEC you will have to use TV box remote to change channels.

[/quote] No, if not you will have to connect the infrared blaster to the set top box. This will allow your xbox to work as the remote control. I used to do the same thing with my media center. If you look on the back of the Xbox One you will see a port
labeled IR, that's how I know.

How to Turn on HDMI-CEC on Your Samsung TV

1. Open the External Device Manager. To activate HDMI-CEC, go to the External Device Manager, found under the General
   Settings menu.
2. Activate CEC. The first option in the External Device Manager is Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC). ...
   
3. Navigate to Universal Remote. In the source list, select Universal Remote, and add a new device.

Just found this, hope it helps