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Advice requested on hard to find NEC remote control
My wife has an old ~86 vintage television/monitor Works great but the
remote is dead. It is getting impossible to find a universal remote that will work with the thing. Any pointers on what to look for? Is there some watershed change in design that took place or is this TV just so uncommon that it is hard to find? Recommendations of best brands to try? ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Advice requested on hard to find NEC remote control
"default" wrote in message ... My wife has an old ~86 vintage television/monitor Works great but the remote is dead. It is getting impossible to find a universal remote that will work with the thing. Any pointers on what to look for? Is there some watershed change in design that took place or is this TV just so uncommon that it is hard to find? Recommendations of best brands to try? Have you Googled for universal remote controls? Have you visited Circuit City and Best Buy and Radio Shack? 1986 is a long time ago, by the way. You might be out of luck. |
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Advice requested on hard to find NEC remote control
"All-in-one" Brand of remotes may fill your need. Check their site for cross
references. "Not me" wrote in message ... On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:23:09 -0500, default wrote: My wife has an old ~86 vintage television/monitor Works great but the remote is dead. It is getting impossible to find a universal remote that will work with the thing. Are you sure it's the remote that's dead? If none of the universals are working, perhaps there's a fault with the IR sensor itself? FWIW, we just got an older NEC TV working with a dishnetwork 'blue button' remote that came with a 301 sat receiver. If you know anyone with Dishnetwork, perhaps you could borrow their remote and try it out. Remotes are available on Fleabay. Here's a link to the manual... http://www.dishnetwork.com/downloads...ton_Remote.pdf BTW, the codes are 505, 506, 507, 517, 523, 573, 627, 712. Good luck. |
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Advice requested on hard to find NEC remote control
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:23:09 -0500, default wrote:
My wife has an old ~86 vintage television/monitor Works great but the remote is dead. It is getting impossible to find a universal remote that will work with the thing. Any pointers on what to look for? Is there some watershed change in design that took place or is this TV just so uncommon that it is hard to find? Recommendations of best brands to try? If you're willing to get by with ON/OFF. UP/DOWN, LOUD/SOFT, and MUTE you could try: http://www.x-tremegeek.com/templates...roductID=10490 At 5 bucks, it won't be a life-altering decision if it doesn't work. (They can be found at other web retail sites of this 'ilk', as well.) I bought one as a stocking stuffer for all my friends this Christmas. Now there won't be a loud, intrusive TV that's safe in any waiting room, lounge, restaurant, or bar around this region. :-) Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | jonz | W3DHJ | linux 38.24N 104.55W | @ config.com | Jonesy | OS/2 *** Killfiling google posts: http//jonz.net/ng.htm |
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Allodoxaphobia wrote:
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:23:09 -0500, default wrote: My wife has an old ~86 vintage television/monitor Works great but the remote is dead. It is getting impossible to find a universal remote that will work with the thing. Any pointers on what to look for? Is there some watershed change in design that took place or is this TV just so uncommon that it is hard to find? Recommendations of best brands to try? If you're willing to get by with ON/OFF. UP/DOWN, LOUD/SOFT, and MUTE you could try: http://www.x-tremegeek.com/templates...roductID=10490 At 5 bucks, it won't be a life-altering decision if it doesn't work. (They can be found at other web retail sites of this 'ilk', as well.) I bought one as a stocking stuffer for all my friends this Christmas. Now there won't be a loud, intrusive TV that's safe in any waiting room, lounge, restaurant, or bar around this region. :-) Hi... Hey, with one of those you could generate yourself a LOT of service calls Take care. Ken |
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Advice requested on hard to find NEC remote control
On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:46:25 -0500, Not me )
wrote: On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:23:09 -0500, default wrote: My wife has an old ~86 vintage television/monitor Works great but the remote is dead. It is getting impossible to find a universal remote that will work with the thing. Are you sure it's the remote that's dead? If none of the universals are working, perhaps there's a fault with the IR sensor itself? FWIW, we just got an older NEC TV working with a dishnetwork 'blue button' remote that came with a 301 sat receiver. If you know anyone with Dishnetwork, perhaps you could borrow their remote and try it out. Remotes are available on Fleabay. Here's a link to the manual... http://www.dishnetwork.com/downloads...ton_Remote.pdf BTW, the codes are 505, 506, 507, 517, 523, 573, 627, 712. Good luck. Two "universals" (old and not sold anymore) do work but are getting harder to use - have to press hard. I can repair that problem up to a point - assuming I don't bust the case to smithereens - cemented together. Wife wanted to find a couple to buy new so she's covered for the life of the set - since all the new one's she's tried don't work. Thanks for the feedback ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Advice requested on hard to find NEC remote control
On 28 Dec 2006 04:43:33 GMT, Allodoxaphobia
wrote: On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:23:09 -0500, default wrote: My wife has an old ~86 vintage television/monitor Works great but the remote is dead. It is getting impossible to find a universal remote that will work with the thing. Any pointers on what to look for? Is there some watershed change in design that took place or is this TV just so uncommon that it is hard to find? Recommendations of best brands to try? If you're willing to get by with ON/OFF. UP/DOWN, LOUD/SOFT, and MUTE you could try: http://www.x-tremegeek.com/templates...roductID=10490 At 5 bucks, it won't be a life-altering decision if it doesn't work. (They can be found at other web retail sites of this 'ilk', as well.) I bought one as a stocking stuffer for all my friends this Christmas. Now there won't be a loud, intrusive TV that's safe in any waiting room, lounge, restaurant, or bar around this region. :-) Jonesy I like your thinking. We built an FM radio jammer for our favorite bar . . . Plenty of full function universals for $5 . . . The "hotel replacement" category remotes. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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