Cypher87:
I'd like to make my own RGB-led controller using RF to turn it on/off/change colors. This means I have to use VirtualWire.
How so? I built several RF controlled modules last year with RGB LED strings. My setup consisted of two strings containing 20 RGB LEDs each, driven by WS2801s (one per RGB LED). I used bit banging to control the strips. I used an nRF24L01+ RF module which uses SPI to communicate with the µC. Didn't use VirtualWire.
One module acted as a master, sending RF signals to the others, telling them how to change.