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| User reviews for the Sony RM-VL900 from Sony Electronics. |
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Average: 4.51/5.00
Median: 4.67/5.00 | 102 | $59 |
The Sony RM-VL900 is an economical all-button universal remote that can control up to 8 devices. It has multiple macros, full learning capability on every key, plus a great ergonomic design.
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| Written by Tom S from Denver, CO. The reviewer has used this remote control for 6-12 months. |
| Review 60 made on Tuesday August 27, 2002 at 3:42 PM. |
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| Review: | I bought this remote about a year ago strictly on a whim. My Sony TV remote was failing and I needed a replacement. So I thought for the extra $20 or $30 more I'll check this one out.
I have never liked any remote that I have ever owned, but this one is a pleasant exception. It does all that I need to do and more. I really like the system and component macros. I have the system macros to control power to my TV, RX and DVD (the three things I use the most). The video selection on the TV is a toggle through function so it took me a bit to figure out how to set it to different inputs, but not too much of a hassle thanks to macros. They are so many steps in these macros that I am not even close to using them all. I like the volume programming settings. I use only the amp so it was a breaze to set that up.
The programming instructions and manual are a bit terse and poorly written, but I managed and if you ever programmed a universal remote, it's not too much more difficult.
One weakness that has caught me more than once is you need to "clear" a learned button before you reprogram it. It took me awhile to figure that one out. Some of the buttons on the pre-set codes did not work, but no problem, just made them learned functions.
I did have to program the CD keypad numbers, and that was even a Sony CD player. Bothersome, but at least it worked. I did have one learned button that did not give the OK that it was learned, but it worked anyway. I keep a cheat-sheet handy to remember all the learned functions and the macro sequences, very valuable.
It is not clear which buttons can be programmed and which cannot, i.e. RECORD for a DVD player. The manual is no help there either. I did figure out how tofind out, press the button your curious about and if the COMPONENT button lights up, you can program it. I found several buttons that the manual implies cannot be programmed, in reality can.
This had got to be the best $60 remote around. Strongly recommended. So much so, I bought and programmed one for my parents HT system and they love it too. Now that's saying a lot.
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| Written by Peter Mescher from Raleigh, NC. The reviewer has used this remote control for 3-6 months. |
| Review 59 made on Monday July 1, 2002 at 6:22 PM. |
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| Review: | It took me hours to locate a suitable universal remote that was capable of controlling my system. It consists of:
H/K AVR40 Receiver
Sony CD Changer
Sony VCR
Panasonic TV
Samsung DVD
Pioneer Cable Box
and the real stinker, a TiVo.
After looking at a great many remotes, this was the only one (short of a Pronto-like unit, which my wife would have killed me over) that had all the necessary buttons to control my TiVo without picking random unused buttons to handle some of the controls. I sat down with the web, and my pile of remotes, and this was the only unit that could fill the bill.
Once getting it home, I found that the code database was really quite pathetic. It didn't cover the numeric keypad for my Sony CD changer. It had most of the buttons confused for the H/K remote. It had no idea Samsung made DVD players or that Pioneer made cable boxes. It didn't know what a TiVo was, but this was expected. The only thing that did not need learning was the VCR.
However, the learning functions made up for the lousy built-ins. Except for some difficulties with the H/K remote, the learning went flawlessly. The process couldn't have been easier for a remote without a LCD. It is a good thing that this romote can accept a learned button for every single button on every component, because the VCR was the only component that did not require most, or all, of the buttons to be learned.
In retrospect, I could have actually gotten away with the VL-700. After all, I never really use the CBL button, as the TiVo, programmed into the TV button, does all the cable box controlling. I don't really need a numeric keypad for the CD player, so I could have programmed that into the AMP component. However, I suppose the macros do save three button presses each to get the system on and off. (When wanting to watch TV.) |
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