One of the big reason I stick with RPI is that I can stick it back of the TV and use my TV remote to control the PI.
Given the lack of 4K support I am planning to move to VERO 4K? Currently I only use one remote and I would like to keep it that way…
Can someone please confirm can I use my current PI CEC user experience via VERO 4K? That’s mean can I stick the box back of my TV and use my TV remote to control the OSMC?
Vero 4K works with CEC. There was initially an issue with this but it has been fixed with a software update. There’s still about two days worth of devices (at this run rate) with the old software, so the first thing you should do when you get it is update it.
There is also a TV mounting kit included in the box.
I’ve just bought a Vero 4k. Do you send compatible power plugs to all the countries you’re shipping to? If not, which are the ones do you deliver? I live in Germany and would need to know which adapter to buy.
Yes – we send a compatible one to each destination country. You will receive an EU (two round pin) power supply, unless you request an alternate plug type in the order notes section.
As per your and product feedback I ordered and got the VERO4K but CEC not working. My TV and Remote models as below. Please help this is kind of a big problem for me. NOTE that my Pi CEC working perfectly with the current TV.
What I did:
Update the VERO 4K to latest
Make sure TV CEC ON
Tried with old HDMI Cable and also with one came with VERO
Thanks @sam_nazarko I will go and buy HDMI 2.0 cable and post the results. I think cables I got pretty old and I saw VERO is HDMI 2.0. I will post the results this afternoon. For now I can use OSMC remote as it working with VERO mounted back of the TV.
@sam_nazarko CEC now working with the new HDMI cable. Just FYI as I am not very fuzzy but other maybe… default cable coming with VERO4K seems to be not CEC compatible as tec guys at JayCAR here in Melbourne told me the same…
Only issue now is getting the CONTEXT Menu working on the attached Remote. I will start a new thread on this …
I know this has been solved, but one thing I noticed on my Samsung TV when using my new Vero 4K was that it wouldn’t detect the CEC device when I had my Raspberry Pi 2 connected, also running OSMC (I was setting up my Vero 4K after using Kodi on my Pi 2 for years). Once I disconnected the Pi 2 and power cycled my TV and Vero 4K, I was able to control the Vero 4K box using my TV remote via CEC.
Last tip - install the Kodi addon (Keymap Editor) as this will allow you to map specific buttons on your TV remote to custom commands - i.e. I use the blue teletext button to activate the context menu. This is a useful addon to have!
Hi. I had the same issue and I had to replace the cable. I have a samsung remote control similar to yours and I m trying to figure out what is the best solution for the context menu. Any advise? I will be using keymap editor to set it up eventually.