I bought a Philips PHDVD5 learning remote from Best Buy for about $13.
It is has codes for most everything you might encounter. In addition,
it can be programmed for several custom functions. It is small and
lightweight. I use it for my Sony TV, Mitsubishi VCR, JVC DVD,
ReplayTV, and a completely bizarre HDTV tuner.

Marko


On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 06:09:20 -0600, Steve IA wrote:

If this is not the appropriate group, please direct me to a better.

My old RCA TV bit the dust this morning. I found a magnavox 27MS3404R on
sale and bought it. I got it home and hooked up ok, only to find that
the remote provided is for the TV only, and will not control the
satellite box or vcr or nothing else. I tried to reprogram the RCA
remote, but I can get only about 1/2 the functions to work. i.e. it will
turn the tv off, but not on, the setup menu will appear, but I can't
arrow to the options, etc. I've tried dozens of code numbers from every
website and documentation I can find. Only one code does anything, and
that is the limited functions described above.
I've decided I probably need to get a *GOOD* universal remote to control
these things, and I don't want to spend a lot of money.
With a Magnavox TV and a RCA sat. tuner, which are primarily the units I
want to control, would it be advantageous to aim for one of those
manufacturers when looking for a universal remote? Would a magnavox
remote give me a better chance of controlling all the tv
functions (off/on, volume, channel, picture menu etc) as well as the
fewer on the RCA sat. tuner (off/on/menu/channel).
Any suggestions apprectiated. Thank you.

Steve
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