Remotes and Clutter [Archive]

gadge

11-11-2007, 17:55

Just to get away from these virgin vs sky threads do you use all your remotes,v+,v box,video,dvd ect or have you just one universal ie harmony,one for all and others,im using a harmony.;)

Graham M

11-11-2007, 18:00

DVD player remote gets chucked on top of the DVD Player as it isn't used often.
I use the VM remote for both the V Box and the TV, so the TV remote gets stowed away until such time I need to change settings on it.

papa smurf

11-11-2007, 18:13

i have tv remote --dvd remote--surround sound remote--and 3x vm remotes cos thats the one we use all the time and 3 of them means i can always find one[but it also means some great battles cos no one person has control of tv] i did have a universal remo but it kept de programing its self and was pretty much useless so i binned it ,as for the clutter theres a forbidden zone behind the tv ,its like an explosion in a spaghetti factory.

dragon

11-11-2007, 23:34

I got a harmony but everyone else in the house prefers to use the original remotes :rolleyes:

Apart from the dvd-recorder which has seemingly fallen down a black hole

danielf

11-11-2007, 23:38

1 remote for the telly
1 remote for the humax which is a feeview box as well as HDD recorder.

Works for me :)

dragon

11-11-2007, 23:44

1 remote for the telly
1 remote for the humax which is a feeview box as well as HDD recorder.

Works for me :)

1 remote for the tele (although we usually use the sky remote)
1 remote for the Sky
1 harmony remote (that can do them all but no one bothers :rolleyes:)
1 remote for the surround sound.

1 missing remote for the dvd-recorder

CycoSymz

12-11-2007, 06:26

1 remote for the TV
1 remote for the VM box
1 remote for the surround sound amp
2 remotes for my DVD players

And finally 2 universal remotes

jonbxx

12-11-2007, 07:34

I have a harmony 525 and it's the business. It controls the TV, V+, surround sound and DVD perfectly

tweetiepooh

12-11-2007, 10:46

1 for tv
1 for VCR that can also do the TV (mostly)
1 for V+
1 for DVD
1 for HiFi
1 for photo frame

A feature I miss from Samsung STB was the hold '*' to control the TV.

discoade

15-11-2007, 10:05

1 x tv
1 x dvd r
1 x v+
1 x surround
1 x xbox dvd
1 x stereo
the v+ remote flatly refuses to talk to the tv whatever code i enter (i think theres 9 for samsung) even though the tv is only 8 months old 42" lcd

Whats the best type of universal to buy and from where?

handyman

15-11-2007, 10:08

1 Remote for the projector but that tends to live on the shelf next to the projector as it is only used for on/off.
1 Remote for sky+
1 Remote for dvd/surround sound. At some stage I need to look if it can be programmed to the sky remote as it is only used for volume unless watching a dvd.