Nice Remote!
Written: Sep 03 '02
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Pros: Controls all my stuff, very responsive and is surprisingly comfortable to use.
Cons: The manual is torturous.
The Bottom Line: A very nice remote and even with the bad manual it's easy to use.
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| yoyodyne's Full Review: Sony RM-AV3000 LCD Touchscreen Remote Control |
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 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!
Recommended:
Yes
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