Philips RC9800i Home Entertainment Remote Control | List Price: $599.99
Discount Price: $201.60
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Brand: Philips
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Wi Fi Home Theater Controller
- Easy to read, Color LCD Screen
- 32MB memory
- Easy to Program, learn capability from other remotes
- Program multiple commands with one touch button control
I'd rather keep my old remotes [Posted on 2007-01-29]
Using a universal remote should make things easier, not harder. I didn't find the Philips RC9800i useful at all. Ergonimically, it was impossible to use with one hand. To top that off, you needed to use the stylus for most activities since buttons on the screen were somewhat small (oh, and there's no holder for the stylus... so very easy to lose track of). Controls are not intuitive and setting it up right, while not incredibly hard, does not lead to an easy interface.
I'd suggest looking at Harmony remotes over this. It's just too 'clunky.'
Pretty nice [Posted on 2007-02-10]
Overall the Philips is a great unit. The only complaints that I have are that it wont read my remote for my A/V control center made by joytech and it also will not function with the XBOX 360. The other issue that I have had with it is that it doesn't always keep connection with my home network. It kind of chooses when it wants to work so to speak. Other than that all of the other functions do very well and its a great remote.
Philips 9800I Review [Posted on 2007-02-11]
This remote is awsome and is easy to set up as long as you take your time and think out your hook up and device input modes. visualize the interactions between your components and the steps necessary to activate the functions you want to create. Once it is set up it works fantasticaly well without setting up macros as the set up Wizard does it all.What ever you do ,do not contact customer support, I called twice and spoke to 2 different techs and they both told me to return the unit as it would not do the functions I was looking for and was not compatible with my equipment. I have no idea where the company finds these idiots who are unqualified to handle their calls and they are probably losing tons of business because of these so called techs who are totaly useless. If you are patient and take your time and think everyyhing out you will have no trouble settung up this remote. The screen is bright and easy to view and the keys light up and are very easy to see in a dark room and the layout is excellent. I highly reccomend this remote. Dan G
Works as it says it will [Posted on 2007-07-11]
This product works very well within its limits of customization. I have a projector and it requires you to press the power button twice to turn off, and the all off command for this unit only presses it once. So make sure you are aware of this limitation if you have a device with a similar configuration. Other than that it works great. I am able to access pictures and mp3's from the remote through the wi-fi. It is not a one hand operation though, but most remotes of this nature are made to be that. Battery life is a little lacking, but as long as you put it back on its charging station each night you should be fine.
Don't waste your money [Posted on 2008-01-24]
The remote didn't work as I had hoped it would. It's just not a reliable remote for even the simplest setup.
For example, I programed the remote to work with my DVR. When trying to fast forward through the commercials, I was often unable to get the touch screen to react fast enough to stop at the desired point. This caused a lot of unnecessary frustration.
The remote seems like it isn't quite production ready. I would consider the Logitec Harmony instead.
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