RCA 4-DEVICE Remote Control | List Price: $9.99
Discount Price: $3.49
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Brand: RCA
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 4-in-1 universal remote control
- Controls most brands of TV, VCR or aux, DVD and sat/cable
- VCR/aux button that can be programmed to control any video component
- Program via brand search or direct entry mode
- Sleep timer
Nice remote, but crashes too easily [Posted on 2007-03-11]
We bought this remote control a few weeks ago to replace our TV remote, which died.
It's a very nice remote: It's simple, comfortable to hold, the buttons are easy to push and have a nice feel, and the backlight seems like a useful feature.
IMPORTANT TIP: We only use this remote to control the TV, and so we only programmed in a TV device. However, when we did that, if we ever pushed the record button by accident, that would cause the remote to "crash," and get into a state in which nothing worked. To recover from that state, I would need to take out the batteries, reset the remote, and then reprogram it. The solution (I believe---I just figured this out) is to program in a fake vcr device (just pick any setting for it, since it doesn't matter). Since I've done that, the remote no longer seems to crash, at least when I click record accidentily.
[Update: This fix doesn't work. It's still really easy to crash the remote and get it into a state where it needs to be reprogrammed. It seems to happen once every few weeks. So I'm downgrading my review to 2 stars. Buy something else.]
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