The receiver module uses the same type of IR module found in the cable box to decode the signals from the remote.

TV remotes still use infrared because it’s cheap, universal, and reliable. Remotes often use IR for basic functions and ...

The small open source hackable IR and RF remote features 9 IR LEDs and an IR receiver, 433 MHZ RF modules, built-in ambient light, temperature and humidity sensors.

IR isn’t a very complicated technology, however, so it’s perfectly possible to roll your own universal remote, as [sjm4306] shows in his latest project, the Remoteduino Nano.

Keeping your components out of sight is easy if you use an IR repeater to relay your remote control signals.

I'm going to bite the bullet and go for the Nvidia Shield TV Pro. I have a Logitech Harmony 650 remote, which is IR only. I would like to have the Shield up and running in an integrated fashion on ...