one for all?

homealone_2

both my sky+ remote control and my remote for my 15 yr old tv have both packed up today. i tjink i may have spilt something on them but not sure. anyhow argos are doing one those one for all remotes for £14.99 that says besides working on all your tv needs it also comes pre-programmed for easy set up. has anyone used one of these and more importantly do they work? i know i can return them if not satisfied but getting theree quite an ordeal so dont want to make the trip if they are no good, thanks

fwor

I've used one without problems, but if they still have a similar range of products, it depends on how common a make/model your TV is. I found that obscure makes (for example Logik) may not be in their database of codes.

If you have a well-known make of TV it will probably be fine.

steve1980

Hit and miss for me.

pitkin2020

steve1980 wrote: »

Hit and miss for me.

Same here. Tired several to work with the DVD player, TV and stereo, I can usually get 2 out of 3 but haven't found 1 to do all 3 yet successfully.

homealone_2

thanks everyone, make of the tv is toshiba and ds1 hot footing it to argos as we speak so i will know soon enough myself if it works. tv well past it but it is a 24 inc on top of wardrobe and when we went to buy a new fangled one as i laid down to watch a film it feltt like i was looking up and under the screen as it was completely red and could only just make figures out so dont know what kind of tv to buy that wont do this as i would like to read a persons whole name for a change

WhiteChristmas

The restricted viewing angle of LCD screens is probably their biggest drawback.

Plasma screens are a bit better in that respect, but I doubt you'll find one small enough.

If you're determined to stick with having it on top of the wardrobe, you might end up scouring markets for old CRTs when your current one dies.

homealone_2

ds1 brought the one for all and soon as batteries were put in it worked immediaterly so no need for tuning in or anything which was great. only problem was that we couldnt find out how to adjust the volume and while trying the rest of the thing packed in completely and had to take it back to store and get a new one. this one worked immediately too but am too scared now to try and alter the volume. has anyone else had this problem?
also as for tv had a feeling i was going to have to buy an old one without all the fancy stuff but thanks for advice

chrisw

Did the Sky + remote work the tv ok? They are around £15 to £20 from supermarkets.

You should be able to get a replacement tv for free, they are always being offered on our Freecycle. People cant give them away, even fairly recent models.

homealone_2

chrisw wrote: »

Did the Sky + remote work the tv ok? They are around £15 to £20 from supermarkets.

You should be able to get a replacement tv for free, they are always being offered on our Freecycle. People cant give them away, even fairly recent models.

yes it did work the tv ok just couldnt get the volume to work and thanks for heads up on freecycle didnt even think of that!