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User reviews for the Philips RU880 from Philips Electronics. |
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Average: 3.58/5.00 Median: 4.00/5.00 | 38 | N/A |
Available only in Europe, the RU880 is a pre-programmed and learning remote control with LCD screen, backlit keypad and directional pad.
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Written by Eddy Carroll from Dublin, Ireland. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-3 months. |
Review 26 made on Sunday September 1, 2002 at 8:12 PM. |
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Review: | While not in the same class as my main programmable remote (Marantz RC2000+), this is a pretty nice unit. It was easy to setup, had presets for my TV, VCR, Amp, CD Player and Tuner that mostly worked right away, and generally feels like a good solid remote. The keys could have been shaped a little more distinctively to aid use in the dark but this is minor.
The biggest problem was teaching it codes it didn't already know. It learn a Sony hi-fi, TIVO, and PC infrared keyboard with no trouble but refused to learn any of the codes from my Panasonic VCR or DVD. From reading other reviews here and on Usenet, this is a common complaint.
After some experimenting, I discovered the secret: you need to do an extremely short keypress on the Panasonic key, to minimise the number of times the infrared code repeats. I found it worked best if I tapped my fingernail on the key, a bit like strumming a guitar string. "Normal" presses always resulted in an Error message, but using very short presses, I was able to program all the keys I needed with 100% success.
Some others have reported many lockups while teaching it new codes. I've only managed to lock it up once, and this was when I was holding down a button on the original remote for an extended period. Short definitely seems to be better...
(I can't comment on the macro keys and timer feature since I haven't had any need to use either.)
Overall, I'm very happy with this remote. It's replaced five separate remotes, and is also easier to use in the dark. If Philips had put a little more effort in, it would have been a solid five-star. |
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