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Universal Remote Controls
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Does anyone know if these are any good?
I have the usual TV, DVD Player, VHS player, SKY Digibox, and am fed up with using separate remote controls for them.
I know you can buy the Universal Remotes for the TV, DVD, and VHS, but do any work with a standard SKY Digibox, and if so, are there any that are clever enough to access the SKY TV Guide so that I can scroll through what is on TV?
I have the usual TV, DVD Player, VHS player, SKY Digibox, and am fed up with using separate remote controls for them.
I know you can buy the Universal Remotes for the TV, DVD, and VHS, but do any work with a standard SKY Digibox, and if so, are there any that are clever enough to access the SKY TV Guide so that I can scroll through what is on TV?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I went for one of the kameleon 6-in-1 range (with the illuminated blue touch screen). Any commands or brands it didn't have stored can be taught easily enough - you put it in learn mode, then point the old remote at it and press the function you wan't it to learn.
It has been a great purchase so far. However... they are not cheap and I have 2 sets of rechargable batteries that need swapping every 4 weeks or so.
It currently controls digi-box and hard drive, cd player, dvd player, amp and tv - with the screen configuration changing depending on the appliance you select.
It has been a great purchase so far. However... they are not cheap and I have 2 sets of rechargable batteries that need swapping every 4 weeks or so.
It currently controls digi-box and hard drive, cd player, dvd player, amp and tv - with the screen configuration changing depending on the appliance you select.
Hmmm
I have one of those too the first one looked like this:
http://images.iwoot.com/medium/kamrem_med.gif
ate batteries and hummed - I hated it.
Got it replaced with a later model that looked like this:
http://www.avukltd.com/images/big/8206.gif
Which was miles better. As jenky says you can teach it any signal and reprogram buttons.
Mine controls the TV, Video, DVD-PVR and Surround Sound amp. Don't know about SKY - I dont use it but I'd be amazed if it didn't
If only they made one that bleeped when you whistled like those old keyrings!
I have one of those too the first one looked like this:
http://images.iwoot.com/medium/kamrem_med.gif
ate batteries and hummed - I hated it.
Got it replaced with a later model that looked like this:
http://www.avukltd.com/images/big/8206.gif
Which was miles better. As jenky says you can teach it any signal and reprogram buttons.
Mine controls the TV, Video, DVD-PVR and Surround Sound amp. Don't know about SKY - I dont use it but I'd be amazed if it didn't
If only they made one that bleeped when you whistled like those old keyrings!