# TV-B-Gone Kit ## Overview # Make every day a "TV-free" day!" ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/006/393/medium800/projects_3830336293_6219272894_o.jpg?1396835712) Tired of all those LCD TVs everywhere? Want a break from advertisements while you're trying to eat? Want to zap screens from across the street? The new Universal TV-B-Gone kit is what you need! This ultra-high-power version of the popular TV-B-Gone is fun to make and even more fun to use. Built in co-operation with [Mitch Altman (the inventor of the TV-B-Gone)](http://www.tvbgone.com/cfe_tvbg_main.php) this kit is a great way to build something truly _useful_! ## See it in use! ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/006/394/medium800/projects_Adafruit-TVBGoneKitFromAdafruitIndustries302.jpeg?1396835722) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj9eItuwryo ## Specifications - Power: 2 AA batteries - Output: 2 narrow-beam and 2 wide-beam IR LEDs - Number of TV codes: 230 total codes, 115 for 'North America' and 115 for "Europe" This covers pretty much every TV of the following brands, including the latest flat-screens and plasma TVs **Acer, Admiral, Aiko, Alleron, Anam National, AOC, Apex, Baur, Bell&Howell, Brillian, Bush, Candle, Citizen, Contec, Cony, Crown, Curtis Mathes, Daiwoo, Dimensia, Electrograph, Electrohome, Emerson, Fisher, Fujitsu, Funai, Gateway, GE, Goldstar, Grundig, Grunpy, Hisense, Hitachi, Infinity, JBL, JC Penney, JVC, LG, Logik, Loewe, LXI, Majestic, Magnavox, Marantz, Maxent, Memorex, Mitsubishi, MGA, Montgomery Ward, Motorola, MTC, NEC, Neckermann, NetTV, Nikko, NTC, Otto Versand, Palladium, Panasonic, Philco, Philips, Pioneer, Portland, Proscan, Proton, Pulsar, Pye, Quasar, Quelle, Radio Shack, Realistic, RCA, Samsung, Sampo, Sansui, Sanyo, Scott, Sears, SEI, Sharp, Signature, Simpson, Sinudyne, Sonolor, Sony, Soundesign, Sylviana, Tatung, Teknika, Thompson, Toshiba, Universum, Viewsonic, Wards, White Westinghouse, Zenith** - Max distance: ~~more than 100 ft~~ **New**! v1.2 of the kit is twice as powerful, 150 feet or more! - Satisfaction: guaranteed! ## Credits This kit was a successful collaboration with [Cornfield Electronics](http://www.cornfieldelectronics.com/)!![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/006/395/medium800/projects_cfeLogo.gif?1448058304) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/tv-b-gone-kit/f-dot-a-q.md) ## Featured Products ### TV-B-Gone Kit [TV-B-Gone Kit](https://www.adafruit.com/product/73) When we were putting together the TV-B-Gone kit, we started imagining a dystopian future, filled with televisions, where this kit would be super useful and we'd be a hero for having one.  And while maybe that's dramatic, the TV-B-Gone is perfect for playing pranks... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/73) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/73/guides) ### TV-B-Gone - Sticker! [TV-B-Gone - Sticker!](https://www.adafruit.com/product/647) Celebrate turning off TVs or making a [TV-B-Gone](http://www.adafruit.com/category/20)! Adafruit offers a fun and exciting stickers to show your interest and achievements for electronics, science and engineering. We believe everyone should be able to be rewarded for learning a... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/647) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/647/guides) ### TV-B-Gone, Skill badge, iron-on patch [TV-B-Gone, Skill badge, iron-on patch](https://www.adafruit.com/product/470) You turned off a TV with a kit you made! Adafruit offers a fun and exciting "badges" of achievement for electronics, science and engineering. We believe everyone should be able to be rewarded for learning a useful skill, a badge is just one of the many ways to show and share. No Longer Stocked [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/470) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/470/guides) ### Super-bright 5mm IR LED (25 pack) [Super-bright 5mm IR LED (25 pack)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/388) Infrared LEDs are used for remote controls (they're the little LED in the part you point at your TV) and 'night-vision' cameras, and these little blue guys are high powered ones! They are 940nm wavelength, which is what nearly all devices listen to. They're 20 degree beamwidth,... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/388) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/388/guides) ### Super-bright 5mm IR LED [Super-bright 5mm IR LED](https://www.adafruit.com/product/387) Infrared LEDs are used for remote controls (they're the little LED in the part you point at your TV) and 'night-vision' cameras, and these little blue guys are high powered ones! They are 940nm wavelength, which is what nearly all devices listen to. They're 20 degree beamwidth,... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/387) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/387/guides) ### Mini Remote Control [Mini Remote Control](https://www.adafruit.com/product/389) This little remote control would be handy for controlling a robot or other project from across the room. It has 21 buttons and a layout we thought was handy: directional buttons and number entry buttons. The remote uses the NEC encoding type and sends data codes 0 thru 26 (it skips #3, #7,... 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