Further thoughts on universal remotes

August 3rd, 2007

So I’ve been using this thing for a few days now and in general I’m pretty happy. Amusingly this is the best remote for my Sony DVD player I’ve ever had.
However it has one very annoying feature – the fast forward buttons are ‘virtual’ – you can’t fast forward without looking at the remote and carefully positioning your finger. This is pretty annoying when using my Tivo – this is basically the most useful function on a Tivo and it’s difficult to use.
If you’re thinking of buying one of these things I’d suggest you go with an expensive one but one that has real fast forward and play buttons.
Aside from that I’m happy – it’s cleaned up my living room tables and looks pretty sleek.

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