I thought this was a terrible idea at first, because a significant portion of television viewing time is spent at night time. However, if the cells were on the

I thought this was a terrible idea at first, because a significant portion of television viewing time is spent at night time. However, if the cells were on the front of the remote and were good enough that they could power it based upon only the glow from the TV, that would be great. You're already pointing the remote that direction.