HDMI-CEC should be great, but it’s far from it

HDMI cables are just about everywhere these days. All your game consoles need them, your Blu-ray player needs one, your streaming box needs one, and we’ve been using them for about two decades now. If you’re like me, you have a box filled with all the cables you’ve amassed over the years. These HDMI cables, although they look the same, have a few tricks up their sleeves.