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(More customer reviews)Philips SRU-9600, SRU9600, SRU 9600 Review
Ok I received my Philips SRU-9600, SRU9600, SRU 9600 from Sharper Image today and here is my impression:
Size: Large one handed remote, slightly heavy but not bad, not completely a one handed remote in that you have to reach around carefully to hit the right screen key. Requires accuracy and does have some sounds from an internal speaker.
Appearance:Top quality
Ease of use: well if you dont mind screen based keys you can't feel then its easy, the bottom non-screen (Hard) keys are NOT illuminated at all but they are usable by feel and they are pleasant to the touch and reasonably fast. They are as fast(command responsiveness) as the stock remote on my sony SXRD tv.
Ease of setup:I think it was easier than Harmony by logitech also harmony was slow and takes sometimes two pushes to get a command to work. The Philips setup process is not perfect in that it doesnt have a way to display all the commands on the remote screen so you have to kind of dream up where you want certain screen buttons to be. Example: my Sony HDD DHG 250 HD DVR (PVR) has a list button on it's remote and there is no list or advance options on the Philips SRU 9600 so you have to assign areas for those controls and use the learn function by pointing the old remote to the new philips remote. The philips remote does have macros(multiple step processes) to operate multiple components in a step by step process. I havent programmed macros yet but will soon. Also the 9600 treats a PVR like a tivo in that it puts a thumbs up and thumbs down on the illuminated screen even though there is no such feature on non tivo products. Also the row of colored bars at the top of the screen as in the literature and illustrations are barely visible when lit.
Would I buy it again? I think I like a mostly hard button fully illuminated remote with a screen better but the logitech was a disappointment in that the buttons were unpleasant to the touch, they felt cheap and didn't offer positive feedback such as the remote you get with the Sony SXRD (Non illuminated). So I cannot find the perfect remote. TIVO has the best remote ever but non illuminated plus I no longer use my tivo because it is non HD and I use cable card with my Sony HD PVR.
Other notes: The remote appears to be an alternative to their other squattier more squarish and expensive screen based remotes. It also appears to be less novelty and more practical but not entirely practical in that it isnt fully lit from the waist down. The scroll wheel isnt as flawless as an ipod but does offer tactile feedback (not haptic like the BMW I Drive...hint to philips). The price seems in line with what I got but for 150 dollars I could have gotten a similarly shaped logitech 550 with a fully illuminated slew of hard buttons and a small screen. I may still go buy that logitech and compare. In the mean time this is not a remote you can fully operate without looking at it... only channel and volume can be adjusted by feel alone. I think what I am looking for is a one handed remote lit up like a christmas tree with different shaped clearly labeled buttons that are pleasant to the touch with positive feedback. One that can operate more than just volume and channel blindly that is also simple to setup. The Philips is simple and it is a piece of art indeed so I may keep it. I think the only competitor to it is that logitech 550 shaped just like it with less screen and more hard keys. Of all the remotes out there this Philips SRU 9600 is the most difficult to find out anything about and sharper image is the only company selling it and they do so without referring to the model number anywhere on their web site. In summary I think this remote scores slightly higher on style and novelty than substance but scores well enough to try if you are a screen (versus button) remote kind of a user.
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The Philips SRU9600 universal remote control makes it easy to set up and control eight of your home entertainment components. Now you can finally put away all your remote controls and replace them with one beautiful controller. The SRU9600 not only handles all the functions of your original remotes, it is also much easier and more convenient to use. It incorporates the use of an LCD screen to show only the relevant buttons the user needs, and it also includes an iPod like wheel for navigation of the remote's menu and the programmed components. The SRU9600 is the first of a family of universal remote controls that all share a similar touch sensitive LCD screen that only shows the relevant keys the user needs. A universal IR code database refers to a library of infrared codes built-in to a particular remote. This feature allows a remote to control your equipment without needing to learn individual signals. Select the correct infrared code sets in the database for the devices you want to control, to enable control of virtually every audio/video system element on the market today ¿ regardless of model or brand.
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