Remote won't work when my Sharp Aquos TV is on.

Okay, so this is a bizarre problem and I'm not sure if my 17" MacBook Pro, my Apple Remote or my Sharp Aquos TV is to blame, but basically I can't control my computer with the remote once I turn on the TV. It took me forever, but I just figured out that it works fine every time the TV is off, but as soon as the TV is on, the computer refuses to respond to any signals from the remote control, so the TV appears to be the culprit. Anyone out there have any idea what's happening? Even better, know of a workaround? I'm currently using my laptop to play movies that I've rented off the iTunes store on my TV, and it's annoying to not have a working remote.
One more thing, the remote is paired to my computer. Could that be causing issues? I'm not sure exactly how the pairing works, but perhaps the TV is causing interference for the pairing?

Success!
Okay, so for anyone having this issue, the problem is the brightness sensor on the Sharp Aquos TV (could be an issue with other TVs that have brightness sensors as well, don't know). If you disable the brightness sensor (called "OPC" at the top of the Picture menu), then the Apple remote should work fine. Very strange. Glad I figured it out though. Hopefully this thread can help out someone else with the same problem.

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