"Peter" wrote in message
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On 6/6/2010 3:19 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

"Peter" wrote

Unless you are pulling our legs, how common is it for an entertainment
receiver to use an RF based remote? I thought they were all IR.

Both are IR

Another respondent suggested returning the home entertainment system and
getting another brand.

I suspect that any thermostat modern enough to have an IR remote control
feature probably is also fully programmable, and the need to manually
over-ride the program on an ongoing basis is like to be minimal if you've
set the programs for your customized circumstances. I suggest that unless
a member of your household has a physical limitation that really makes the
remote control operation of the thermostat important, you might want to
forsake that feature and put a small amount of opaque tape over the IR
sensor on the thermostat.

You missed the part about being a room AC. It is not a thermostat it is the
unit itself controlled by a remote. off/on, temperature fan/cool

The TV volume can be controlled with the cable box remote so it is only when
using the BluRay Disc that I'll be using the receiver volume with a remote.
The AC is only in the window a few months of the year so it is not difficult
to work around the few times needed. Duct tape can fix anything. .