Dish is rolling an updated software for its Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR, making it the first pay-TV provider to implement HDMI-CEC technology to control users’ televisions. The software update, code named Denver is the fifth in a line of Hopper updates this year.

With the HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronic Control) function, the moment a user turns on the Hopper, the television will automatically adjust to the proper viewing input. For example, customers who last watched a Blu-Ray no longer have to manually switch back to their TV’s satellite input to view their Dish channels.

Dish has also made updates to the box’s navigation and search interfaces.

[Image courtesy: Dish Network]