A:Answer You don’t have to use Alexa but it can make it easier as you just have to speak into the remote. However, you still need the cable remote to get a cable channel. That has nothing to do with Alexa but with the Smart TV features. You can stream Netflix and Prime without turning on the cable box but for regular channels, you still need the cable box remote to get the channels on it. You can ask Alexa or just use the ‘circle’ on the remote to go to the input that you want. You have to remember which one has the cable channels, mine is HDMI3, then you turn on the cable box with the cable remote and negotiate the cable channels with the cable remote. You have to use two remotes.
