Laptop IR port

XxCrashxX · July 12th, 2005

Well as most people are aware, laptops usually come with IR ports. So I was wondering if anyone knows any useful software like remote control etc. could you point me in the direction of it.

thanx

sims · July 13th, 2005

Practically no laptops these days come wiht IR ports. It's even rarer then to see them outside the highend models. Bluetooth and Wifi are better and cheaper than IR solutions now.

As for your question, no there are no software for laptop to act as a TV remote controll, or none that I know of. I bet the reason is the range on Laptop IR ports aren't very far. I own a pda and have played around with the IR transfer. Couldn't get a few feet ,ie 3, before the signal is lost.

Samor · July 13th, 2005

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Originally Posted by sims

Practically no laptops these days come wiht IR ports. It's even rarer then to see them outside the highend models. Bluetooth and Wifi are better and cheaper than IR solutions now.

As for your question, no there are no software for laptop to act as a TV remote controll, or none that I know of. I bet the reason is the range on Laptop IR ports aren't very far. I own a pda and have played around with the IR transfer. Couldn't get a few feet ,ie 3, before the signal is lost.

mine doesn't go further than a few centimeters

XxCrashxX · July 14th, 2005

oh wait, this may be a bluetooth port
hmmm

although I will say my palm zire 71 acts great as a remote

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July 13th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
sims Banned Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: United States Posts: 576	Practically no laptops these days come wiht IR ports. It's even rarer then to see them outside the highend models. Bluetooth and Wifi are better and cheaper than IR solutions now. As for your question, no there are no software for laptop to act as a TV remote controll, or none that I know of. I bet the reason is the range on Laptop IR ports aren't very far. I own a pda and have played around with the IR transfer. Couldn't get a few feet ,ie 3, before the signal is lost.