I have a mid-2011 27" iMac which I am very happy with. I've put a 120GB SSD in and 16GB RAM so it is plenty powerful enough. One thing I like to do every day is to watch something or other on VLC media player, a film or a TV program that I've downloaded. When I bought this iMac I bought an Apple Remote too, you know the small white one with a black strip at the end. I can adjust the volume, pause and play, check time remaining etc., with it and it is very handy. Can't imagine not having it. Which brings me round to my question:
'Modern' iMacs, or those since 2012, don't have in IR sensor as far as I know (that's an Infra Red sensor built in behind the Apple logo on the front, under the screen). So, if and when I eventually upgrade and get a newer iMac, which will surely happen at some point in the future, I won't be able to use my Remote any more. I won't be able to relax on the sofa and control my video viewing experience in the same way.
Is this true? Any thoughts?
'Modern' iMacs, or those since 2012, don't have in IR sensor as far as I know (that's an Infra Red sensor built in behind the Apple logo on the front, under the screen). So, if and when I eventually upgrade and get a newer iMac, which will surely happen at some point in the future, I won't be able to use my Remote any more. I won't be able to relax on the sofa and control my video viewing experience in the same way.
Is this true? Any thoughts?
