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Still, in a bid to position the Tab 2 (7.0) as a media consumption device, Samsung outfitted it with an IR blaster.
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You'll need a device with an IR blaster to adjust the TV channel or volume, with the app serving as a touchscreen remote.
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As before, they both communicate with your DVR via infrared, but the new Slingboxes no longer require that you tape an IR blaster to your device the IR blaster is built in and designed to reach a nearby device without a wire.
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The devices features an integrated IR blaster for universal remote capabilities, as well as an easily accessible memory card slot for convenient loading of multimedia files in a range of supported file formats.
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At the head of the device is an infrared sensor, but forget about using it as an IR-blaster like the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, it's only designed to work with 6100-series handsets and compatible printers.
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The biggest notable differences here, compared to the Solo, are the addition of an integrated IR blaster and the ability to actually stream in HD -- while the Solo had HD inputs, it down-converted to standard definition before encoding the video to be streamed.
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It can emit IR via an emitter or blaster.
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Additionally, we spotted an option to "Control TV", which could indicate some sort of IR-blaster functionality that could allow for direct TV control within the Snapstick environment, but for now the button didn't do anything.
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