Add IR receiver to monitor?

[Trail Mixorz]

Hi guys I want to use my 27" 4k monitor as a TV (for use with Netflix) and I find it inconvenient to have to stand up to change volume/power so I'd like to add an IR receiver somewhere on the monitor in order to change the volume of the monitor or speakers. Any help?

[AshleyAshes]

You'd need to have some way to tell the monitor to change volume.  Like, it the monitor can use a USB connection to control it's volume via software which few, if any, support.  So you'd have to hack up an actual IR receiver and then hack it into the electrical connections on the buttons on the screen.

 

HOWEVER the DEVICE you are using as an input may have volume controls.  For example, if you're using a PC for Netflix, you could set the the monitor to a nominal volume level and then change the volume that comes out of the PC.  You could use a wireless keyboard with media keys that includes volume or MCE remotes have volume control and other media keys as well and Windows will readily use the volume command on them:

 

 

It even has a Windows button.