Lindy HDMI CEC Less Adapter, Female to Male (41232)

My MiSTer completey broke the CEC on my TV when plugged in. Channels renamed themselves, my sound bar literally wouldn't work at all.. it was bedlam until I figured out the MiSTer was the cause. Sure I could unplug the thing every single time I was done using it or if I wanted the change the channel, but why?This plug solved literally all my problems and now I don't have to constantly be putting stress on HDMI ports. Maybe a little pricey, but I literally couldn't find anything else that advertised itself as an HDMI CEC stripper (no clue why this is so rare), so it was this or nothing. I guess regardless of the price it worked exactly as described. I'd absolutely buy another if I needed to.

I just bought a brand new Sony A90J and a Sony HTA 7000 soundbar.. I spent hours on the phone with Sony because the soundbar wasn't playing the sound and i was getting messages telling me it was unavailable..Sony eventually told me that my cable box had a setting which was controlling all of my peripheral devices - specifically not allowing the sound to come through my soundbar. Then I spent a few more hours on the phone with my cable provider.... and then eventually had to wait for a technician to come to my house. . All the while I was googling, looking for help and someone mentioned getting one of these adapters to block the HDMI controller in the cable box. This works perfectly!! I also thought, after reading what the H DMI controller does, that I wouldn't be able to use my remote on all of my devices but that turns out not to be true.. This is an absolute life saver if you have the problem I had!! I won't get back the time I spent trying to resolve this but i am so haopy with this purchase and I hope this review helps someone...

Recently, my Sony Bravia Oled TV was switching my home theatre to its internal speakers automatically. I tried everything, and it didn't work. This HDMI CEC Adapter did resolve the issue. It is absolutely awesome. My PS5, Xbox series, and Nintendo Switch Oled all connected, and I am not encountering any issues any more. The reason I gave 4 star is because it is not fully compatible with Apple 4K TV. I get only the surround sound. Nothing is coming out of the sound bar. Which is not a big deal because very often I watch movies after midnight, and I always use my airpods. Generally, I am very satisfied with this product.

After literally years of frustration with HDMI audio control of my Sony Bravia TV and Sony HTG700 soundbar and Amazon Firestick where the system would insist on reverting back to the TV’s internal speakers regardless of the settings on any of the devices, this adapter totally resolved the issue. I simply plugged it into the 4K HDMI jack on the TV and plugged my Firestick (or other device such as Apple TV module or a gaming system) into it and, Voila! It transparently works as it should, directing the sound format through the Sound Bar without hesitation, glitch or warning on the screen. And it allows me to use all the advanced audio features of the sound bar and TV.

The unit I received did NOT block CEC signals. Visually inspecting the adapter showed pin 13 intact instead of disconnected or masked. The packaging clearly indicicated that the adapter I received was intended to block pin 13 as well, so I clearly received the correct item.That being said, the adapter don’t interfere with a 4K HDR signal, so it is using high quality wiring internally.

Use this to isolate a cable TV box that interferes with your HDMI CEC

I was having a heck of a time after adding a PS Audio P12 power regenerator into my system. I guess just the simple unplugging of all my electronics and then plugging them back in really borked my LG's ARC audio. So anything connected to the LG and it's internal apps would have no sound out. The internal speakers were the only way I could get sound. But I have a pretty expensive theater setup so this was unacceptable. After calls to LG, a repair person visiting and just lots of system resets and frustration, I finally read a tip somewhere online about these CEC blockers. So I bought a pair of them. One for my Roku Ultra streamer and another for either my Xbox One X or Oppo Bluray player if needed. I installed one thus far directly onto the output of the Roku and then the HDMI from it to my Anthem processor. Now the TV recognizes my Anthem preamp as Anthem instead of 'Roku'. So muzzling the CEC out from the Roku is exactly what I needed. And yes, it passes DD+ and Atmos/Vision just fine. No issues with up to HDMI 2.0 spec. I might toy around and put one on my Xbox One X and see if it messes with VRR but heck, it's working perfectly so I don't want to mess with anything right now. Hopefully this review doesn't get too buried for those looking for fixing the issue with ARC not working.