Product DescriptionLet's just say I love my home-theater system. That said, I hate all those remote controls. There's one for TV, one for the sound system, one for the DVD recorder, one for my old VCR, and one for cable-TV. Sometimes it's a frustrating challenge to figure out which is which. What a pain! A new Sony Remote Control comes to the rescue! Exciting and convenient, the RM-VL600 controls up to 8 components, and with the One-touch system control, synchronizing operational status on remote and alternate components is done with ease. Also a Learning function for programming from other remotes. Being in the driver's seat of your living room sofa is made easy with the RM-VL600 Remote Control from Sony. Uses 2 AA Alkaline Batteries for up to 1-year operation Dual beem for longer distance Memory back-up DVD menu Picture in Picture PIP control where applicable
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This remote does all that it can do, It was easy to program and it worked great. Only one improvement to it would be buttons that light up in dark.
High learning curve worth it
I replaced three remotes with this one. I had a quasi-universal remote but it didn't perform all the functions so I didn't use it as a universal. There are two big advantages with this one.
First, the learning function. While the presets copied about 80% of the functions, there were many that didn't copy. The learning worked like a breeze. Also, you can eliminate preset functions on the universal remote and replace them with ones you used from the old remote.
Second, the system buttons along the bottom allow you to complete multiple functions with one button. This was a function I didn't recognize as such in the description. For example, I can turn on the DVD and TV, and switch the TV to the DVD line with a push ... Read More
Great!
This is a very-well designed universal remote. It is very easy to program, compared to others I've tried.
I recommend photocopying pictures of each original remote and multiple photocopies of this one and use them in pairs to show mapping from old to new.
Sony is good about telling you which keys are programmed automatically so you don't have to guess.
I like this feature: when you press a key, it lights up the device key so you know that you're sending to the right device.
There are 4 keys at the bottom that can be used to do a number of keypresses. Nice!
Don't let the picture of the remote scare you off. It really looks much nicer in person.
Great remote for the price
Just bought this remote yesterday, so I cannot speak about durability. But after pondering over which Logitech Harmony remote to buy, for the past week, I came across Amazon's review for this remote. Though not as sleek and elegant as the Harmonies (I was looking at the 520, 550 and 720), I must say, for the price, this remote does all that I wanted from a remote.
The channel Up/Down buttons on our Samsung flat screen stopped working after 2 years. I wanted a replacement remote and was attracted by the Logitech Harmony line of remotes' sleek design and generally positive reviews. However the cheapest 520 was for $45 and the other models went higher. Also the reviews indicated the battery life of the Logitech remotes was shorter due to ... Read More
Great for most things, but not Dish Network!
I am using this universal remote to replace another universal remote that cost $125! I does almost everything the expensive one does, but if you have Dish Network, keep your Dish remote handy. I had to use the learning function to "teach" the Sony all of the Dish remote commands. Most are OK, but the annoying thing is that the directional buttons, which are constantly used by us satellite watchers to browse the guide or select porgramming. Apparently, when the Sony directional button is depressed, it only sends a signal once, and will not move the selector on the screen more than one position. The Dish remote will continuously move the selector in any direction, as when you are moving through the program guide. To make matters worse, most of the time, ... Read More
