Customer Reviews

RCA 4-DEVICE Remote Control

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This remote is an absolute DO NOT BUY, as stated by another customer it crashes all too often. Sometimes it will crash randomly 5 minutes into use and sometimes 2 hours. In this crash state all buttons illuminate but none of them work, you have to remove the batteries and press the reset/reprogram buttons many times before the remote begins to respond, and even after that its a battle.

DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM, pay 10-15$ more and get something worth owning.

I had little choice in which replacement remote to purchase. I ended up buying the RCA 4-device. There are major issues. First, programing the remote to the TV was a mini-nightmare in itself. But then you think, ok that will only happen once. True. However, if you hit menu, for instance, you will need to reprogram the remote. Why? Who knows. Then (and no I am not exaggerating) if you breathe on the on/off button it will activate the trigger function. Seriously, seriously annoying. Not recommended AT ALL.

The other model was suffering from old ago and it is the only controller that works with our combo TV-VCR Panasonic.

the product was packed ,shipped and received promptly.
i am well satisfied with the shipping,delivery and the operation of this product.
thank you all for your service.

We bought this remote control a few weeks ago to replace our TV remote, which died.

It's a very nice remote: It's simple, comfortable to hold, the buttons are easy to push and have a nice feel, and the backlight seems like a useful feature.

IMPORTANT TIP: We only use this remote to control the TV, and so we only programmed in a TV device. However, when we did that, if we ever pushed the record button by accident, that would cause the remote to "crash," and get into a state in which nothing worked. To recover from that state, I would need to take out the batteries, reset the remote, and then reprogram it. The solution (I believe---I just figured this out) is to program in a fake vcr device (just pick any setting for it, since it doesn't matter). Since I've done that, the remote no longer seems to crash, at least when I click record accidentily.

[Update: This fix doesn't work. It's still really easy to crash the remote and get it into a state where it needs to be reprogrammed. It seems to happen once every few weeks. So I'm downgrading my review to 2 stars. Buy something else.]