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| User reviews for the Sony RM-AV3000 from Sony Electronics. |
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Average: 3.72/5.00
Median: 4.00/5.00 | 102 | $199 |
As Sony's top-of-the-line remote control, the powerful RM-AV3000 features control of 18 devices, 45 macros, full learning capabilities, timers, a large LCD touchscreen and a good complement of hard buttons.
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| Written by Yoyodyne from Oregon, USA. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-3 months. |
| Review 18 made on Friday August 30, 2002 at 7:41 AM. |
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| Review: | Right now I have this and the RCA RCU1000B in my living room. The RCA is going back to Fry's on Saturday.
At first I thought that the RCA looked like a deal at $80 - for $199 the Sony was just to pricey. That was until I actually used the RCA...
(to check out my full review of the RCA go to the RCA RCU1000B user review section)
It was annoyingly slow, had trouble talking to my Sony Vega, and was not very responsive. When I found that the Sony was going for $120-$130 bucks on the internet, including shipping, I got one from B&H.
Man what a difference.
The screen is easier to read, the remote is very fast & responsive and the beep tone is nicer. I also like the hard buttons for the DVD menu control. One thing I wish it had that the RCA does have are hard buttons for fast forward, rewind, stop & play.
Since I currently have both remotes I did a little remote shoot out, timing the responsiveness of each device.
Changing channels: The RCA changes channels with a slight delay, and it also has a brief pause before you can change the channel again. The Sony bangs em' out as fast as you can hit the button.
Volume: You can't just hold down the RCA volume button and have it go up, you have to keep punching it. And the volume goes up in rather chunky increments. The Sony is very responsive and when you hold it down it just keeps going.
Macros: I actually used a stop watch for this. I programmed a macro to turn on the VCR, Amp and TV in both remotes. The RCA took about 8-9 seconds to fire all three up, The Sony did it in about 3-4 seconds.
The Sony is by far the better remote. The one thing that surprised me the most was how comfortable it was to use. The RCA looks like a one hander but you really need two, one to hold it and the other to punch the buttons. The sony is more like a video game controller - you can hold it in both hands and use your thumbs or you can support it with one and punch with the other.
If you are trying to decide between the two I say spend the extra dough and go with the Sony.
Oh, and about that manual. I find it kind of hard to believe that in the year 2002 a manual like this would be included with a product, especially from Sony. I mean here is a product I'm sure they spent some time and money developing & testing. Isn't this like the third model in the line? Anyway they do all this work and then tie this boat anchor of a manual to the thing. Come on Sony, your a huge company and you can't give us a decent stinkin' manual - especially for a great product like this? I mean companies like Mackie and Line6 are tiny compared to you but their manuals are fantastic! You know we're gonna' have to read the thing, please have mercy on us! |
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| Written by James Igoe from Hoboken, NJ. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-3 months. |
| Review 17 made on Monday August 26, 2002 at 12:51 PM. |
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| Review: | Received the remote this morning, and after feeling mildly frustrated with a few codes that worked to a limited degree, now very happy.
After suffering with my Harmon Kardon's limited range of use (assumed a narrow spread), very happy to find that the Sony can control my AV recevier from a much broader area, even when I'm turned away. Big benefit in my irregularly laid out apartment.
Components:
General Instruments cable box
Sony VCR
Technics CD player
Harmon Kardon AV premap/tuner
The Sony and the CD player were correctly configured via the codes, but my cable box was missing some essential keys and the AV reciever control was really off - mismatched keys - it worked to a limited degree. Was going to wait a while before trying the learning aspect, but after a few minutes I had my AV reciever and cable running near perfectly. The learning aspect is excellent.
The only remaining problem will be to completely setup the sound surround controls (extra volume control for rear and center speakers) although I have the system working to a limited degree right now.
As to the quibble over the display, I have issues with lighting normally, and I doubt that any remote would be compeltely satisfactory to me. That said, the display is good and is enabled with a large degree of control.
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| Written by Max from California. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-3 months. |
| Review 12 made on Monday July 1, 2002 at 1:48 PM. |
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| Review: | In my quest to find a good universal remote, I researched this Sony and read all the reviews here on this forum. The majority of folks seemed to like it and it controlled their gear in no time. I took the plunge and purchased one.
I dedicated a couple hours one afternoon to programming. Entering the manufacturer's codes was easy, all of my components were listed. After doing so, I noticed that even though I was able to enter the code for my Yamaha RX-V3000 receiver, none of the preprogramming would work, not even the power. I know I can teach this remote, but this receiver is one of Yamaha's premier models, so Sony should have codes that work with it.
The remote barely controlled the rest of my gear. Because of family and job commitments, I don't have time to tweak this device. At least for me, this remote is not very intuitive, coupled with the permanent etched buttons and the lack of control for a critical piece of my system, I returned it after a few days.
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