apple remote on a imac g5 1.8

zapcojake · 03-31-2007, 06:52 PM

hello, I have purchased an iMac 20" g5 with a 1.8 ghz processor. Will an Apple Remote work with this?

DeltaMac · 03-31-2007, 06:59 PM

No, the remote requires an IR (infrared) port to work. Your older iMac does not have one. Any iMac with the built-in iSight camera also has an IR port, and yours does not.

zapcojake · 03-31-2007, 07:02 PM

Will front row still work? Can an IR port be added? What about Spaces when Leopard comes out?

DeltaMac · 03-31-2007, 07:10 PM

Yes, front row will work, but not through the remote. Others have used that, but you can't even install Front Row on your iMac without a patch of some kind.
I haven't heard of any way to add an IR port.
I have no idea what Spaces will need for an interface/controller, and how that will work. You would have to control that some other way, the Apple remote would not work on your iMac without the IR port. I suppose some of the other wireless remote options that have been available for the Mac should function OK, but I have no idea if you would get full control....

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03-31-2007, 06:59 PM	#2
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,996	No, the remote requires an IR (infrared) port to work. Your older iMac does not have one. Any iMac with the built-in iSight camera also has an IR port, and yours does not.

03-31-2007, 07:02 PM	#3
zapcojake Prospect Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19	Will front row still work? Can an IR port be added? What about Spaces when Leopard comes out?

03-31-2007, 07:10 PM	#4
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,996	Yes, front row will work, but not through the remote. Others have used that, but you can't even install Front Row on your iMac without a patch of some kind. I haven't heard of any way to add an IR port. I have no idea what Spaces will need for an interface/controller, and how that will work. You would have to control that some other way, the Apple remote would not work on your iMac without the IR port. I suppose some of the other wireless remote options that have been available for the Mac should function OK, but I have no idea if you would get full control....