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- From: paul@hsh.com
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Universal Remotes
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.180820.297@hsh.com>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 22:08:20 GMT
- References: <n0e6ft@ofa123.fidonet.org>
- Organization: HSH Associates
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- In article <n0e6ft@ofa123.fidonet.org>, John.Browning@f95.n128.z1.fidonet.org writes:
- > I would like some opinions on universal remote controls. The printed circuit
- > board on my Panasonic vcr cracked, and I would like to replace it with a new
- > one.
- > All I need a remote to do is operate my tv and vcr. My stereo has limited
- > remote capabilities, but I don't use them.
- > So, what are your experiences. Oh yes, my vcr does have on screen display
- > too.
-
- I've been looking into them, since it's a pain to have a remote for the cable
- box (channels) AND one for the TV (volume) AND one for the VCR.
-
- The primary consideration is to get one that uses the right frequencies for
- your equipment; most universal remotes have an 'access code' you can punch in
- which will set it up. The trickier part is to find a friendly keypad -- one
- that doesn't require you to hold the remote equivalent of RightAlt/F1/LeftShift
- to program the VCR.
-
- This month's Consumer Reports has an article on 'em, which goes into other
- details such as key size, layout, and other considerations.
-
- However, I've decided to try the remote sold by DAK (and a couple of other
- mail-order houses) that actually *learns* the commands from your old one; you
- can assign your choice of keys, which means not having to learn new tricks. I
- guess that won't help YOU if the old remote is broke, however.
-
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