Synchronizing user interfaces of content receivers and entertainment system components

A content receiver, comprising:

• at least one non-transitory storage medium;
• at least one processing unit, operable to execute content receiver software stored in the at least one content receiver non-transitory storage medium to present a second user interface;
• and
• a communication component operable to establish a communication connection to a consumer electronics device operable to present a first user interface, the communication connection comprising a high-definition multimedia interface connection utilizing a consumer electronics control protocol;
• wherein the at least one processing unit is operable to:
• identify one or more differences between the first user interface and the second user interface;
• and
• eliminate at least one of the identified one or more differences, via the communication connection.

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

• a first set of instructions, stored in at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium, executable by at least one processing unit to establish a communication connection from a content receiver to a consumer electronics device, the communication connection comprising a high-definition multimedia interface connection utilizing a consumer electronics control protocol;
• a second set of instructions, stored in the at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium, executable by the at least one processing unit to control the consumer electronics device utilizing the content receiver via the communication connection;
• a third set of instructions, stored in the at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, executable by the at least one processing unit to identify, utilizing the content receiver, at least one difference between a first user interface the consumer electronics device is operable to present and a second user interface the content receiver is operable to present;
• and
• a fourth set of instructions, stored in the at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium, executable by the at least one processing unit to synchronize the first user interface and the second user interface by identifying one or more differences between the first user interface and the second user interface, and eliminating at least one of the identified one or more differences, via the communication connection.