Remote Control (RetroTINK 4k)
My RetroTINK 4k remote control often does not work when I press the buttons on it. It has been like this since I got it.
I have to point the remote directly at RetroTINK 4k to get it to work. My other TV remotes around the house gave a much wider angle of effective operation, meaning I do not have to point them directly at the TV for them to function.
I opened my RetroTINK 4k remote control today to see if there was an issue inside it. I discovered that the manufacturer has installed DUAL IR BLASTERS. To me this is unusual as every other remote control I have opened down through the years just had a single infra-red blaster.
This suggests to me that the manufacturer was aware of the poor remote control signal on the RetroTINK 4k and attempted to boost the IR signal with DUAL IR BLASTERS to overcome the issue.
I would conclude that as my RetroTINK 4k remote control often still does not work when I press the buttons on it, the actual signal issue is due the IR Receiver inside the RetroTINK 4k console.
The manufacturer appears to have installed DUAL IR BLASTERS in the remote control in an attempt to compensate for the weak IR Receiver inside the RetroTINK 4k console.
