Client has a couple of Samsung LH65MEB displays, but none of the accessories, so I need to know:

If I can't find an IR receiver (still waiting for the e-mail from Samsung with the manual and parts phone number), can I use a third party IR receiver? Any idea about IR codes?

It's a simple system, so I'm not going overboard with the control system.

Thanks.

Have you actually looked at the TV yet? looking at the manual for that TV it looks like the remote sensor is on the back of the display.

[Link: downloadcenter.samsung.com]

I did- it has no sensor but it does have IR sensor IN/OUT jacks. It looks like one is at the top edge, but that isn't a sensor, either. I called Samsung and the nice lady couldn't give me part numbers, but she could verify part numbers I had, if they were in stock and how much they cost.

I found the part numbers, so it's just a matter of time until they show up. They also have software for operation and setup (I found out about this during my last call) and I plan to explore that, but my laptop had a problem with the download.

We had several older Samsung commercial displays, were the IR sensor actually pulled out on a little slide in the lower right hand corner. It wouldn't sense the signal unless you slid it out. When done, just pushed it back in. We were using IP control, but needed to use the OEM remote once in a while.