Customer Reviews

TiVo C00210 TiVoGlo Premium Remote Control, Black

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If you are using any other Tivo remote, you owe it to yourself to get one of these. Tired of fumbling with your old Tivo remote's soft spongy buttons that don't seem to quite do the job even when you are super careful to press the buttons firmly? I thought so. (And if your remote's buttons haven't developed that spongy feeling yet, just wait. It will.) This remote beats the old ones hands down. When you press a button there is a tactile click to let you know that contact has been made. The remote feels great in the hand, although not substantially different from the older models except for a texture on the bottom of the remote that lets you know which end you've got ahold of. This is a great feature. The backlight is great too.

There are a couple of issues with this model however. First of all, they switched the position of the "Thumbs" and volume/channel buttons, which was a pretty dumb idea. Volume and Channel were much better positioned on the old remote, just above the pause & play buttons. They are still within reach on this newer model, but this seems like a pointless change. The intent was to make the thumbs up/down easier to get to, but honestly, once you've had a Tivo for a couple of months, how often do you really use the thumbs?

The other nit with this device is that it uses 4 AAA batteries instead of 2 AA's like the older model. Not such a big deal in and of itself, but battery life seems considerably shorter. Not that you'll be running out for batteries every month or anything. I'd say they last at least 6 months for a heavily used unit. (When the remote starts responding intermittently, change the batteries). But compared to the older remotes that could go years on a set of AA's, the new model is a step backward, albeit just a little one.

Despite its faults, this is still a great remote. It works perfectly with older TIVO models. I have not tested on the Series 1, but the Series 2 remote works with the Series 1 and these work fine with Series 2, so if you still have a Series 1, you're probably in good shape. This remote also works perfectly with the Humax and Toshiba DVD burner Tivo's.

Works perfectly every time. In addition to controlling my Series3 HD TiVo, I use it to drive my Sony CRT televisions throughout the house. It looks so beautiful next to the other remotes. So finely weight balanced and light, you almost can't feel you are holding it. Love the "big pause" button in the middle. I am going to buy two more of these for around the house.

One nitpick.. The Glo remote is not very bright -- But much better than no glow at all. I also wish I could control my TiVo with RF instead of I/R.

There is also a glossy white model of this remote. Look for TiVo C00211

Since the numbers were wearing off of my original TiVo remote, I decided to spring for this deluxe unit. That's just what it is - feels heavier, more substanial better grip, and the backlighting is a nice feature. Plus I'll still have the original one when this one falls under the couch.

This is a great product for a great price. The Glo remote is great in a dim or dark room. The buttons are better than the stock remote as well. Better placement, better quality, and better feel.

I finally purchased one of these and couldn't be happier. I've been a Tivo user since they first came out and am on my third box now. As such, the standard Tivo "peanut" remote has become like an extension of my hand. I never have to look at it, every button is right where I expect it to be.

Last year I bought a new television and home theater system that didn't have remote codes for the standard Tivo remote.
I bought three different universal remotes and they all worked, but I didn't like they way they feel. I don't tend to return items, so they're all just sitting in an end table.

After unboxing the "Premium Glo" remote and finding 4 AAA batteries to throw in it, I had my TV's power and input as well as my receiver's power and volume programmed in literally under a minute. I programmed my receiver's power to the mute button on the Glo remote. I still need the receiver remote around, but I don't have to touch it to turn everything on and start watching TV/Tivo. Excellent!

The buttons are spaced slightly different than the original Tivo remote, but I got used to that in a few days. The button feel is also a little different but I like it. Yes the buttons glow after you touch one when it's dark. I could care less and I'm glad you can turn that feature off.

If there were Cons, this would be them: I don't have that many gadgets that take AAA's so I tend not to keep those around, now I'm going to have to. The shiny rather than textured surface of the plastic attracts fingerprints, not that I care, but maybe that's important to you. The button placement and feel might be a negative to someone who REALLY, REALLY doesn't want a change from the original Tivo remote. It's @ $50, which is expensive for a non-universal remote, meaning, it doesn't fully replace all my remotes.

I like it, it nets out to taking one more remote(TV) off the coffee table, and I get to keep my Tivo remote shape, size, and feel. That's worth $50 for me, and if it's the same for you, you'll like it too.
Enjoy!
KO

This is the only remote I could find that would operate my TiVo and the new Emerson TV we purchased. Until I found this remote, we were having to use two remotes..The issue with the TiVo remotes appears to be that they will not accept the higher code numbers required of the newer televisions and that includes this one. Except This remote has a learning feature, which I had to use to get the remote to operate the new television. The remote is very nice has back lighting so you can see the buttons in the dark. I think it might be harder on batteries than the regular remote.. If you are having to use two remotes, I feel this one will work for you..

I had a problem with my brand new Sylvania 37" LCD LC370SS9 working with my Tivo series 3 remote.

No manually entered codes will work. So don't bother.

The search function does not help either.

I had a Scientific Atlanta remote for my Cox cable set top box. None of their codes worked. Nor their search function.

I was about ready to give up, then I bought the Tivo Glo Remote.

Voila!

You need a remote that can "learn" the code from the Sylvania remote. It took 10 seconds to teach the remote and I was using my Tivo remote to turn on the TV and increase the volume.

Well worth the money.

I can only assume that this remote would solve the problems of anyone who has a Sylvania set.

I bought the Glo remote when I installed a new A/V receiver (Onkyo TSXR705) to use with my TiVo HD because I wanted to be able to control the A/V on/off and volume with one remote. I expected to re-program one button to do the job, and it worked as advertised.

But even better, this remote allows you to program multiple commands on one button. Once I learned this [...], I was able to program the Glo remote's Power button to power-on both my Sharp LCD, and the Onkyo with a single press. The Sharp LCD was able to power-off (stand-by) the Onkyo through HDMI-CEC, so it's a perfect solution for me. So perfect, in fact, that I bought another Glo remote to replace the Logitech Harmony I had been using. Now both my wife, and I have our own remotes.

Pros: It's a dedicated TiVo remote, and you can reprogram certain buttons to mimic those on another remote. Works great to control TV, TiVo, and A/V in concert. The backlit keys are nice. The keys have a nice, solid, almost clicky feel. Much better than the mushy keys on the standard remote.

Cons: OK, nits, mostly. After years of getting used to the standard TiVo "peanut" remote, having the Select button in the center of the navigation "ring" takes some getting used-to. Switching to watching a DVD still forces a change in remotes. That's probably not a defect with this remote, it's just a little annoying. Fortunately, we don't watch DVD's very often.

My original Tivo remote pooped out after many years of use. Bought this one to replace it and works just as expected. Recommended.

Now I am assuming this is the same remote that comes with the Tivo premier xl, but am not 100% sure. I've had 3 tivos, and this is by far the worst made remote of the 3. The old green one still works fine and is probably 8 years old. This remote's play and ff buttons require much more than a push and is very frustrating. I recently purchased the slide remote which I highly recommend.