Is it possible to use my laptop as a remote control for my TV?
by jaydog on March 26, 2010Q: Is it possible to use my laptop as a remote control for my TV if it has an infrared port?
Q: Is it possible to use my laptop as a remote control for my TV if it has an infrared port?
There aren’t any real software offerings in this department because most infrared ports on laptops have very very short range (about 1 meter). There were originally for transmitting data from laptop to laptop, but this has since been replaced by wireless communications like Wifi.
If you want a better way to control your home theater system your best option is Logitech’s Harmony Remote Contorls: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/remotes/universal_remotes/&cl=us,en
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on March 26, 2010 at 10:07 am