Yeah... People didn't need to put a working toilet in their houses either, since shitting in a bucket works just fine. 

LMAO!

This reply is so stupid... You know that you can play game on your PC too, right?

So why even bother to get a console? Seriously, you guys are not tired of posting random hating stuff in every Microsoft threads out there?

Yeah that would be tough...but most people don't have drastically different placements for their entertainment stuff.

Techically all you need is TV and surround sound receiver to be in the same area and I don't see why Xbox can't voice control TV channels, inputs,  sound volume, picture quality settings...etc.

wow replied to quickly to him; your anwser is actually way better than mine :)
You have my respect :)

haha...well both replies are valid. You replied with reasoning, while I went straight for the toilet allegory. :)

well the projector and cable box if they are using HDMI CEC shouldn't need the IR blaster if I'm correct....

just your amp should need it....

but I don't get your set up???? that your projecter and amp are not at the same place I can understand.... but where is your cable box ??? it should be either close to one or the other ??? separating it seems weird.... or do you have one of those cable box that does also internet ethernet/wifi router and you have to put it somewhere else to benefit fully of the internet capabilities ???

Im sorry but how can anyone with a straight face say ps4 is next gen? Whether or not it has a miniscule power difference for graphics the one blows it away with actual technology that works and is the future. 4 years from now people will look at playstation and say thats that toy that people used to buy. Same way before iphone people had just a phone. Before iphone released the month prior nokia had phones out preordering it. Look how that turned out.

Moderated,

-Mr Khan

I agree.  I just don't get the majority of gamers sticking their heads in the sand on XBOXOne.  It seems, that most anybody that enjoys watching movies or tv would like an XBOXOne for it's entertainment system features alone.  Add in a gaming system capability and what now seems to be windows apps to your TV and this thing is the real deal.  THe only way i can think that people are hating on the XBOXOne is fear.  Fear that a "Just Gaming" box will dissapear from the future - which it won't completely(for another 10-15 years anyway).  Why not buy a game system that can play the AAA games AND do all the rest too?

Since everyone has commented so far, I'll provide an answer.

The Kinect itself is capable of doing the IR blasting.   Remember (or if you didn't know) Kinect comes with three IR lights on the front.  These are capable of lighting up a room for night vision on the Kinect.  Using those lights, Kinect is capable of sending out a signal to control your AV device.  It would be interesting if it worked with your projector, depending on where it is.  If it's in front of the sitting area, it might be challenging depending on how close it is to the screen.  If it's above or behind it, it'll probably work no problem.

The plug-in IR Blaster is only necessary if HDMI CEC or Kinect don't work.

EDIT:  Corrected a reference to a TV and replaced it with screen.