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(More customer reviews)I received the Sony RM-AV2100 for Christmas... I'm very happy with the unit and felt compelled to fill everyone in.
The first thing I did was programmed the unit for my current A/V equipment...a Mitsubishi TV and VCR, Pioneer CD/DVD player, amplifier, General Instruments cable box and Sony Mini-Disc player. The instructions include the universal codes for a ton of manufacturers. This process (after reading the instructions, of course) took less than 20 minutes.
Next, I taught the unit to recognize my Replay TV. This was as simple as hitting a key on the Sony RM-AV2100 and then hitting a corresponding key on the Replay TV remote (while the Sony unit doesn't have a pre-defined DVS (digital video server) selection I was able to treat the Replay TV as "VCR 3"). Getting the unit to synch up with my Replay took about 15 minutes.
Finally, the bells and whistles that I really wanted were installed. The unit comes with 3 "macro" keys which allow you to execute up to 16 commands with the push of one button. I programmed key 1 to turn EVERYTHING on/off. Key 2 turns on the TV, Amp and Replay unit and then tunes to CNBC (in addition to coffee, Squawk Box is my morning addiction!). I haven't programmed Key 3 yet. This process took less than 10 minutes.
So, why did I rate the unit only 4 stars? Here are my complaints:
- The LCD pad is smaller than I'd like. It would have been nice if they had increased the size of the LCD pad and reduced the size of the hard wired buttons
- It doesn't have a button/template which supports digital video servers (Replay, TiVO) directly. As a result, I have to remember how I mapped the keys that are unique to the video server (skip commercials, replay last 7 seconds, etc.)
Now, what I love:
- Excellent instruction manual. Take the time to read through it quickly then follow the step-by-step instructions the first time you program a particular function. You'll get the hang of it in no time.
- Perfect overall size...not too big but not so small that it'll get lost.
- Back-lighting is very good (though I'd like an LCD contrast button).
- Very responsive. It executes the commands much faster than my regular remote. For instance, moving between selections on an on-line programming guide is much quicker.
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