On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:02:58 -0400, micky
wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 29 Oct 2020 08:06:32 -0400,
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 04:24:46 -0400, micky
wrote:
I just bougbta little smart TV and I was looking to figure out what
those 4 little black machine screws that they gave me were for, and I
saw an entry in Amazon for remote controls for my model.
Fine, but there are 24 separate entries in the list, and the first 3 I
looked at had different "brand"s. How can there be between 3 and 24
manufacturers of the same remote control?
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=24lh4830+...f=nb_sb_noss_1
4 or moe are listed as Replacement, 1 or more as Replace, 3 as For, a
couple as Replaced, and 1 or more as Original.
I think they all look just line mine!! Except thie one, which doens't
actually mention my model number and is labeled Compatible with LG.
https://www.amazon.com/Original-LG-A...959335&sr=8-18
My button labeled Picture is labeled Netflix,and Sound is labeled Amazon
and 2 or 3 other smaller changes.
BTW, the listing for the TV itself is quite interesting.
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronic...463 38&sr=8-3
points to
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...463 38&sr=8-3
Which has 3 for sale,
$172.99 Used - Like New
$299.99 New
$379.99 Used - Like New
Brand new
It originally sold on Amazon for $300 (based on a review of 3 small tvs,
that pointed all 3 to Amazon.)
So the first one is cheaper because it's used.
The second is the original price
And the 3rd 379 and can't decide if it's new or used!!!
But get this, Abt has the same thing, NEW, for $157
So you found out there is a thriving industry in after market remote
controls and that Amazon is not the cheapest retailer around.
Is there a question in there?
No, there was never a question. This group is not limited to
questions.
Just an exclamation. I can see, 1, 2, 3, makers of replacement
remotes, but more than that they're just cutting into each other's
business. How many people need a replacement anyhow.
I needed extra remotes for my DVDR because rather than carry it around
the house, I wanted one for the bedroom, bathroom, office, kitchen, and
basement. Wherever tvs were that could control the DVDR. I settled for
one on each floor. But after 10 years, one broke, so I bought a
non-Philips but designed to have every function the original has.
Howecver it isn't of value to have a remote in any room except where the
tv is, so how many can one need?
One for you, one for your wife and one lost in the couch. That's 3
right there. ;-)
I seem to have accumulated a shoe box full of remotes over the years
other than the stock one, trying to find one that will run all my
stuff.
The best is a full learning one that you can assign any button to any
function. The one in the back room even runs the Mini Split AC.
Since I got rid of 2 Dish boxes, a DVD player and my Replay TV, I am
doing OK with the one that comes with my TiVo in the living room (it
runs the TV OK) and I have a wireless desk top for the PC under the
TV.
Between the main TiVo box and 2 Minis, I do have a half dozen TiVo
remotes tho.
We do have an RF remote in the bedroom that runs the living room TiVo
and there is an HDMI cable to the bedroom TV. When the kids are here,
I put that mini in their room. Having control of the living room TiVo
lets us run it for the bedroom TV. That was actually set up before I
bought the minis.