» Phlilips Prestigo SRU8010 Icon Universal Remote Control

Phlilips Prestigo SRU8010 Icon Universal Remote Control Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: How not to write an Owner's Manual
Comment: I just finished programming my Prestigo SRU8010.
It took me hours of patient trial and error to figure out how to make it work and I'm still not completely satisfied.
As an example, my Yamaha HTR-5850 receiver (very popular family of devices) is not supported by the built in programming.
And there are plenty of inconsistencies:
"His" favorite channels are limited to a max of 10, while "Hers" could be as many as 18 channels.
There is a main "On" button, but not an "Off" button for devices that, instead of toggling, have dedicated commands for these functions.
The punch-through feature (an absolute must for these multi-device remotes) works only for Volume, Channel and Play, and there is no punch-through option for "Channel Guide" for when you are watching cable/sat TV, which for me is 90% of the time (I could not find a work around solution).
The creation of macros is possible only by learning the IR commands from the original brand name remotes, but impossible with the IR commands already programmed in the Prestigo.
For the price, it's not a bad remote, but the person(s) who wrote and approved the inane Owner's Manual should be instantly fired. It is as if the writer never actually tried to program the Prestigo himself. The language is confusing, there are no tutorials, and no actual examples, other than for the most elementary sequences.
The whole emphasis of the manual is on the fancy "favorite" graphic display, which operates through very small buttons.
Incidentally, the overall ergonomics could be improved with no significant extra cost, but as they say: don't look a gift horse in the mouth!
It is a very sad corporate decision for Philips to sell a "good and inexpensive" device with a manual written by a rank amateur.

Phlilips Prestigo SRU8010 Icon Universal Remote Control

---

Customer Rating:
Summary: Surpassed Expectations
Comment: This remote is just what I wanted. I have been able to program it to perform all the functions of my Scientific Atlanta cable box/DVR and enough functions on my Samsung flat screen and Denon AVR to be able to put away all three remotes. I will only need them for changing calibration settings and other functions that I rarely use. Other reviews I've read here and other sites say that programming this remote is difficult and frustrating. This is true to some extent, but if you keep at it, the effort is worth it. One review basically said that if you need to change something, you'd have to reset the whole thing and start over. This is NOT true. I was able to make several changes by just using the learning function again. One review said that the remote sometimes says that a function has been successfully learned when it really hasn't been. This is true and is one of the most frustrating parts of programming the remote. I found that it sometimes takes four or more times to actually learn a function. I don't know if that is the remote's fault or mine, but I do know that if you keep trying, it will finally work. And once it is programmed exactly like you want it, it's fantastic.

---

Customer Rating:
Summary: Universal Learning remote
Comment: A very good looking unit and very versital. Easy to program and easy to teach. Nice LCD backlit screen. My only fault was not all the stored codes worked on my 9 devices. just lucky I had the original remotes to teach with. Wish it had a USB port to interface with my computer.

---

Customer Rating:
Summary: Won't Power On Yamaha HTR-5760 Receiver
Comment: I really like the functionality of this remote as well as the price, but I cannot get it to power ON my Yamaha HTR-5760 AV receiver, though it will power it off and operate the volume control. So, it is really of no use to me as the receiver is one of the main components in my system and I intend on creating one button macros to setup watching a movie, or the TV through my receiver, etc... Yamaha and Philips tech support were fairly useless to help me with the problem, so I'm going to have to return it. Additionally I did try to go through the "learn" function with my receiver remote and the Philips on the power on button but that didn't work either.

I'm only writing this review so others know the problem I came across and don't waste your time, and money, if you have this model receiver.

---

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Value
Comment: A friend of mine recently purchased a Logitech Harmony One remote for 250 bucks. He raved about it but I could not afford it -- even at the recent price drop to 180. So I looked at this remote, which is the same as the X-10 Icon Remote. It is about 50 bucks which is more in my range -- so I bought it. It took less than 5 minutes to setup the remote to control my receiver, Dish DVR, DVD player, VCR, CD player, plasma TV, and X-10 controlled lights. Then it took me another 2 hours to setup "favorites" and marcos. But it works great. I set up one button that I labled "Watch TV". Hit it once and the TV comes on and switches to satellite input, satellite comes on, then receiver comes on and switches to satellite input. Hit the button again and they all turn off. I setup similar macros for DVD, VCR, etc. I even set up one button called "Frank". It turns on the receiver and the satellite and switches it to channel 6075, the Dish Network Sirius Sinatra station. What macros will I think up next?! A great product at a great price.

---

More Reviews for Phlilips Prestigo SRU8010 Icon Universal Remote Control