Well , if if it's not chip on print then , I guess , you get different chip components , and you build them separately and doesn't include the infra-red. It's less expensive mm
so it sounds
Technically speaking , it's not as advanced , but it does the job , too.
So , why would we not go for that ? If it's something that's inside the the unit.  I it doesn't affects whether the customer's gonna buy it or not.