Thank you guys, this has been most helpful! I’ll give these a go over the next few weeks as and when I get time!

Hi Nowis,

Yeah, i saw that. But switching off hdmi doesnt turn off the tv, which just displays an on, black screen which will result in an ethereal glow and isnt ideal.

The alternative of using a relay wont actually switch the tv back on as it will go to standby.

What I’m looking for is to send the tv to standby by sending the on/off command via IR, or something to achieve that effect.

Hi Guys,

Self confessed n00b here. My screen doesnt have power saving…and thus gives me an ethereal glow even if the hdmi is sending no signal.

Short of the relay option (which I’m not sure will work anyway due to cycling power and it not automatically turning on), is there a module and recommended hardware to allow the pi to send the same command as the remote to the screen?

TIA