xbox not recognizing direct tv

Hey there!

Sorry to hear about the issue you're experiencing. Let's get the first and obvious question out of the way first: Is your Xbox One functional and operational? Does it work with your TV as intended? Next, does your DirectTV hardware also work as intended?

What happens when you plug your DirectTV hardware into your Xbox One's input HDMI port? Do you get a specific error message or code? What kind of TV do you have and what is your DirectTV hardware?

Having more information will help us better figure out which route to take for troubleshooting so let us know!

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I'm having the same problem. My TV is not recognizing the xbox one thru hdmi but it recognizes the cable box and computer. I've tried different hdmi ports on different TVs, it's not working properly. Somehow the xbox one can still turn on and off the TV.

Energy saver mode, low power setting? Kinda defeates the purpose of voice on.

Thanks for all the help, anyway

No that's pretty much correct, the Xbox one doesn't always turn my TV on or off. I know that there's also a DirecTV issue but you guys are addressing that. For my TV, when I turn it off at night with a verbal command, occasionally Xbox will turn the TV
off. I'll have to turn the TV off manually on the set or via remote. Actually the bigger issue is the TV not coming on with the verbal Xbox on command. And it's really more than that, it appears that the Xbox gets my TV stuck and I can't turn the TV on
manually, on the set or via remote, when the Xbox is on. the past few days I have discovered that if I turn the Xbox on and it doesn't turn the TV on I have to turn the Xbox off and then turn the TV on manually followed by the voice on command for the Xbox.
And occasionally, after performing those steps, the Xbox will come on and then automatically turn the TV off and I'll have to start all over again. To me, and I'm certainly not tech savvy, its almost like the Xbox gets stuck sending the signal to my TV or
locks up the signal somehow. Powering down doesn't always fix these issues. I have re-linked the remote several times now in hopes of solving the issue but it hasn't.

Thanks for your help I appreciate it

So the results from the above testing are virtually the same as before. The Xbox turns the TV off now very quickly after that slight kinect repositioning but still fails to turn it on. I have to turn the Xbox off wait about 30 seconds then I can turn my
TV on manually and restart Xbox. This still happens even after green screen power down.

Any other thoughts or suggestions?