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    IR Remote Control on Vaio Notebooks

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by VXP, Jul 15, 2009.

  1. VXP

    VXP Newbie

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    None of the Vaio notebooks have IR Remote Control which I feel is very useful and has become standard since long in notebooks of other manufacturers, still I have not found anyone complaining about it in this forum. Does no one here miss the lack of it in their Vaios?
     
    VXP, Jul 15, 2009
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  2. iLoveVaio

    iLoveVaio Notebook Consultant

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    I would love to have it. But I think Bluetooth remote controllers are better since you don't have to "point it" to the notebook like IR Remotes does.
     
    iLoveVaio, Jul 15, 2009
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    tbNB Notebook Consultant

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    The IR receivers work nice with the media center remotes. It would be nice if this was just a standard feature on all new notebooks. Inexpensive and they don't take much space.
     
    tbNB, Jul 15, 2009
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    fhsieh Notebook Consultant

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    My VGN-AW92 (Japanese AW CTO) comes with a built-in IR port next to the wifi switch and bundled remote control. Works perfectly with Media Center and has basic hotkey buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Prev, Next, VolUp, VolDn, etc; which work in all major audio and video players), as well as dedicated PVR buttons for use with Sony's HDTV software -- since I got my AW92 with ATSC tuners.

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    fhsieh, Jul 16, 2009
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