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can_of_cactus t1_jdvs9nh wrote

My TV, DVD, receiver, Wii still uses IR

My LED candles still use IR

It's not dead yet.

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Dom_Q t1_jdz4z35 wrote

Yup. IR has got the distinct advantage of not requiring spectrum licensing. And as far as I can tell, we are not quite done exploring the opportunities for bandwidth and reliability optimizations affforded by that medium, the way we did with copper and fiber optics in the last two decades.

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