Meridian 602 modern IR receiver replacement?

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Meridians 600 series from the 90s use a Sharp GP1U521X IR receiver module, running a 38KHz carrier.

Im wondering if a Sharp GP1UX511QS might work as a modern replacement (also 38KHz).. Does anyone know?

Here are the links for the datasheets for each:

GP1U521X:

https://www.datasheetarchive.com/pdf/download.php?id=GP1U52X

GP1UX511QS

http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/128111.pdf

They look pretty similar, including the internal block diagram. One difference is the lack of shielded can the old one uses (I can re-use the can from the erratic old one).
 
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