Nice try...but it just doesn't cut it.
Written: Sep 03 '02
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Pros: good looking and cheap.
Cons: learning another remotes function & man....is....it.....slow.....
The Bottom Line: Best to avoid this remote - get the Sony RM-AV3000 instead.
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| yoyodyne's Full Review: RCA RCU1000B LCD Touchscreen Remote Control |
Right now I have this and the Sony RM-AV3000 in my living room. The RCA is a cool design and I so wanted it to work but it feels like it's on quaaludes. Every time you press a button you.....have......to.....wait.... Also the touchscreen is not very responsive, often you have to give it a couple of pokes before it comes to life.
The worst offense was how it talked to my Sony Vega (or Wega) TV. I programmed a macro to switch the TV into Squeeze mode, where it makes the picture go 16 by 9, and half the time it worked fine. The other half it would not quite cursor down far enough
and instead of squeeze mode it would change the language on the TV to Spanish. Not that I have anything against Spanish but this problem was to annoying to live with so I knew I had to give the Sony RM-AV3000 a try.
On the plus side of this remote I really like the hard fast forward, rewind, stop and play buttons. I also think the remote is rather handsome, but oddly enough it is kind of awkward to use. All the hard buttons are so close to it's hind end that you can't one hand them, especially the dvd,vcr controls.
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.
So....the RCA is just not quite their yet. Right now it is selling for about $70 bucks at fry's and for what it does that doesn't sound like a bad deal, it controlled all my stuff reasonably well and I could put all the other remotes in a drawer. The problem is that the Sony RM-AV3000, while being roughly twice the price, is actually pleasant to use. I wish I could recommend the RCA RCU1000B -but I just found it frustrating, spend the extra dough and get the Sony.
Recommended:
No
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