iPod Dock as Front Row Infrared Receiver

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  1. TheSpaz, Jan 29, 2007

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    It's too bad you can't use the iPod 5G Dock to use as an infrared receiver for Front Row on non-mobile Macs (Mac Pro). I have an iPod Dock and a remote that could easily communicate with the Mac but, I don't think there's the software to do it. Apple would have to make some sort of update to do it.

    Just a thought.
     
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  2. Richard Flynn, Jan 29, 2007

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    It's been suggested before. It wouldn’t be possible through a software update, because the dock doesn't pass a signal from the IR receiver back along the USB cable to the computer, but instead from the IR receiver into the iPod dock connector. That’s the way it’s wired.
     
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  3. mike dunx, Jan 29, 2007

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    I've heard about it working if you just use a different reciever with the remote, but it's too bad you can't use the dock as a reciever. That'd be really convenient
     
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