» Sony RM-AV3000 Universal Remote Control with Touch-key LCD Screen
Sony RM-AV3000 Universal Remote Control with Touch-key LCD Screen Details
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Brand: Sony
EAN: 0272425998266
Feature: Infrared learning remote control commands up to 18 components
Label: Sony
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Manufacturer: Sony
Model: RMAV3000
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Sony RM-AV3000 Universal Remote Control with Touch-key LCD Screen Features
- Infrared learning remote control commands up to 18 components
- 33 system macros for initiating up to 32 consecutive steps at the touch of a button
- Compact and lightweight, with blue backlit LCD and non-volatile memory backup
- Compatible with Sony and most major brands (with updated pre-programming codes)
- Learning function for programming remote signals you need
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Sony RM-AV3000 Universal Remote Control with Touch-key LCD Screen Reviews
Customer Rating:
Summary: fancy but not worth it
Comment: I wanted a remote to control about 10 devices. Initially I was happy at the large LCD screen. It is ok with the sony products but I had problems with other products. I used for a year and then got fed up of trying to teach it and to place the different commands. iam now lookig for a different one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: My Review
Comment: Just not what I expected. Too much work to get it to work and it wasn't new. Had a few scratches on it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Programming nightmare
Comment: When I got this remote a few years ago, I spent almost a whole day setting it up to run the macros to control my average-sized system (TV, Amp, DVD, ReplayTV, VCR). Sony's manual was terrible, but thanks to a 25 year programming career, and strong will to succeed, I was able to eventually figure it out.
Last year the batteries died & it lost the programming. Again, I sat down & worked out how to program it. Again, it took almost a day. Wish I had made detailed notes!
A month ago, batteries died again & wiped programming again. Knowing how difficult it was, we juggled 3 remotes until I found time to fool with it again. Just finished a frustrating 4 hour battle in which I gave up screwing with it due to its monumentally bad interface. Won't go into the details, but if you make a mistake programming a macro, it appears the only recourse it to erase -everything you have done- & start over. My time is worth more to me than that. Erasing the macro button (press & hold STB button to turn on the whole system & select the ReplayTV source, in this case) does not seem to be possible without erasing the custom ReplayTV setup (which needs some extra buttons not on the Sony display, which can be added in .only. 15-20 minutes...)
I'm cursing Sony for sucking me in with a superficially good product burdened with a horrible user interface. I'm cursing myself for wasting so many hours on such a poorly implemented product.
Save yourself the grief, and look for a product made by programmers with a modicum of skill in user interface design. The designers of this remote haven't a clue.
I've bought a lot of Sony stuff over the years, including several laptops, which are generally good (let's not talk about the user interface of the software they add in...) The keyboard letter paint comes off with my finger sweat, and my screen has a few bad pixels, and my second-to-last system had "relaxing hinges" for the display, and my last system camera went bad, but I love the compact form factor and built-in camera.
I'm going to avoid Sony products that allow a Sony user interface designer to screw up their usability. A less-arrogant company that cared about its customers would do some usability studies, and actually improve the product based on them. Let's not hold our breath.
Update 12/25/07: bought a Logitech Harmony 670 and LOVE IT! Works great!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect for replacing remote clutter
Comment: If you are like me and have every possible piece of audio/video components you can get your hands on, you know that those components each come with their own remotes too. It became quite a pain to have 10 different remotes on the coffee table. Granted, it kept others from being able to play with my stuff (successfully at least), but they're also an eyesore.
I purchased this remote as a solution to my too-many-remotes problem. It learned all of the functions of my original remotes seamlessly, allowed me to program my own buttons, and create simple macros that make operation my entertainment center simple as the push of a button. It turned out to be a perfect solution for me.
I have never once had the unit freeze on me as others compain about, nor have I had any problems with it at all. The only complaint I have is that the light doesn't come on with a tap of the touchscreen, but I can live without that.
All in all, this unit is a very effective replacement of all of your remotes, without dropping the big bucks you would on other high-end universal remotes.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Love the product
Comment: Love this product...it does everything i need a remote to do. It is not hard to learn how to use...not hard to program.
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Editorial Review for Sony RM-AV3000 Universal Remote Control with Touch-key LCD Screen:
Take charge of up to 18 devices with Sony's New RM-AV3000 Universal Remote Commander. Updated codes and the latest in learning functionality place the command of virtually all major brands of A/V and infrared accessible non A/V equipment at your fingertips. The large touch-key LCD screen enables you to create labels for keys in the dot-matrix area, and a single keystroke can be programmed to initiate a series of up to 32 consecutive operations. Also featuring a Clock and Timer function that automatically turns components on and off, this powerful tool redefines the concept of "being in control."