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PS4: Handy Little Tip To Eliminate Tedious Switching Between Multiple HDMI Sources

Here is an amazing tip related to multiple HDMI source, Playstation 4 and eliminating the tedious procedure of switching between them just by a push of PS Button

gameseveryday3625d ago

Yes indeed. Solid tip sam_job.

UltimateMaster3625d ago

Here is the discovery of Earn1188: "if using HDMI-CEC enabled and you change your tv source to something else while the ps4 is on, you can hit the ps button to automatically switch back to the hdmi source your ps4 is on."

He further explained: "I have my laptop connected to my TV and switch back and forth a lot between it and my PS4, which results in tedious switching between hdmi source 1 and 2."

"If your TV has HDMI-CEC, and you enable it, you can control your ps4 with your tv remote and such, what I did not know, is that if you are say, like me, on another hdmi source, like a laptop, and want to immediately switch to your ps4, you just hit the ps button and it automatically changes it to the ps4 screen."

Alexander1Nevermind3625d ago (Edited 3625d ago )

I've known this for quite a few yrs as the PS3 has a similar ability although I don't think you could go back to the games input with the press of the PS button - while the system was already on.

If I turn off my tv then the ps4 will turn off; and if I turn on my ps4 then it will in turn cut mytv on and switch to the PS4 input source. Samsung TV's have had this ability for 5/6 yrs I believe.

Still a good tip for those who did not know.

minimur123625d ago (Edited 3625d ago )

Knew about this ages ago. Found out by a fluke though, was pretty amazed lol

It feels good to be the one that knows something not many people know, lol

Something else what I read the other day was holding the PS button for 10 secs turns off the controller, this is fine and all but after 2 seconds the screen comes up, so you're staring at that screen for 8 seconds which is quite long if your sitting there just looking at the screen. I'd rather go into 'devices' and then turn the controller off like that

LonDonE3625d ago

@EyeWishUHeaven
Agreed i have known this for yonks too! with my Sony Bravia tv i can even use my tv remote control on my Playstation products! its AWESOME! like when watching a dvd or blue ray i dont need to use the dual shock and instead i can just use my tv remote! THIS IS OLD NEWS! cant believe some dont know basic stuff like this!

I suppose we all learn something new everyday!

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Baccra173625d ago

If you have time to comment, you have time to beat Madara so we can move on with this dumb war arc already.

SaffronCurse3625d ago

The war arc is the final faze of Shippuden so I'd like it to drag for abit.

XisThatKid3625d ago

LOL you do know that this is the end of the series right? Kishi the creator and writer confirmed this a ways back. Cool tip I just
found this out last week.

MegaRay3625d ago

I lost interest in naruto for that.
Seriously, look at code geass, 50 episodes had 3 wars while naruto having 100 episode of the same war crap

Baccra173625d ago (Edited 3625d ago )

@XisThatKid

1. It's called a joke.
2. It's dragged out, boring, and I rather know what other characters are up to, like Orichimaru. I don't care what part of the story we are at- it's boring.

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user14394143625d ago

This is not possible on XboX One. Sony really are pushing the boundaries on next gen consoleS.

memots3625d ago

That's it people !! You heard the man.... Wrap it up the war is over .

ITPython3625d ago

I have yet to use my TV's CEC functions, but this does sound interesting. Although using an HDMI receiver with HDMI switching and HDMI monitor-out is a much better option, as it switches the audio and video on a single click. Plus unlike through the TV, you don;t have the cycle through the inputs, you just click on DVD, or Blu ray (or whatever you have the HDMI connected to on the receiver) and it switches everything for you.

showtimefolks3625d ago

thank you awesome, also this worked with ps3 slim too

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incendy353625d ago (Edited 3625d ago )

Also, this works with every HDMI-CEC device, bluray players etc just how that tech works. Can be annoying too when it switches and you don't want it too haha. Wish it had a way to choose which input to use when you pressed the PS button.

Aceman183625d ago

i started using this about 2 months ago very useful.

isthe3625d ago

Woah that's really awesome! I hope my tv has that! Anyone know how you can tell if your tv has HDMICEC?

incendy353625d ago

If it was made in the past 5 years, it probably has it : ). Especially if it was made by Samsung. On a Sumsung TV it is usually under Applications/Anynet+

isthe3625d ago

thanks! sigh, I guess mine doesn't have it then.

ThatOneGuyThere3625d ago (Edited 3625d ago )

samsung... *shudders*

ITPython3625d ago (Edited 3625d ago )

It's been around longer than 5 years, my 7 year old Samsung has options for Anynet+ (though I've never used it).

@ThatOneGuyThere - Shudders? Samsung has some of the best HDTV's on the market. They are in the top-three.

MonsterChef3625d ago

I have a tv from 08 and this works like a charm , your also able to use the tv remove to navigate the ps4 menus just like your able to with the ps3 but unlike the ps3 you still can't scroll Netflix something I'm sure Sony will resolve in the next update

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T23624d ago

Av receivers have it too

isthe3624d ago

sorry if I sound dumb but what's an Av receiver?

T23624d ago

Ah sorry a surround sound receiver that you can also put all your hdmi in as well. My yamaha receiver controls all devices and switches to playstation when ps button is pushed

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mkis0077h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows906h ago(Edited 6h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

-Foxtrot5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Yeah I thought it was pretty decent, it had its flaws but for their first big console single player open world game it's a solid 8/10.

I have never seen an AAA "zombie" game feature as many enemies as the horde sections did, you really had to think about your surroundings and plan carefully.

I feel journalists had an issue with this game from the moment it was announced, they really didn't like the Biker characters and the overall Biker gang theme. If they were anything else I feel it would have had a better chance or at least they'd overlook some of the flaws like they do for certain other open world games. They don't mind waiting weeks or months for a patch knowing its coming but a game that has it Day 1 it's suddenly a big no no? Yeah this was one of those moments that showed you how they cherry pick who to suddenly decide to go harsh on when they want to.

mkis0075h ago

Ill never forget the reviewer who tried to claim the "ride me like you ride your bike" line was anything but a joke...they (sarah and deacon) explicitly call it a joke and the reviewer still misinformed the reader about it as if it was a literal thing.

Michiel19895h ago

the score on metacritic is 71 from journos, its 9 points lower than your review so stop making stuff up. They didn't hate it from the start, they on average just liked it slightly less than you.

-Foxtrot5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

@Michiel1989

I'm not making anything up, they held a grudge against it and made stuff up themselves like mkis007 has just pointed out. That 71 on Metacritic is why it didn't get a sequel.

Anyway how can I make anything up when I didn't even mention metacritic in my original post?

Leeroyw6h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno6h ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

andy855h ago

Awesome game. Just bought it for my laptop last week

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