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help i think i found out why my remote aint working on laptop

hello
i think i found out why my remote for my digital tv usb stick isnt working
because i found out that my laptop aint got infrared capabilities
i thought that the usb stick had it all this time
reply back

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  • Little_John
    Little_John Posts: 4,033 Forumite
    What do you want us to say?

    you bought the freecom one didnt you? the thing comes with a remote but no ir eye I cant understand why but thats what they do.

    return it to the shop as the description will say a remote but you cant actually use it if you dont have an ir eye on the laptop
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