TV Remotes - On Command
Oct 22, 2009 | 12:14 pm
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TV Remotes - On Command
Yes, i know Marriott has no control over this. However,....
maybe its just me, but does anyone else find these remotes to be slow and not exactly user-friendly?
For example, I can't remember ever getting a remote where I only had to click one button to get back and forth between 2 tv channels i am watching. instead, one must remember both channel numbers, and key them in when changing channels. it totally sucks i think.
its 2009 On Command - wakeup and fix this.
maybe its just me, but does anyone else find these remotes to be slow and not exactly user-friendly?
For example, I can't remember ever getting a remote where I only had to click one button to get back and forth between 2 tv channels i am watching. instead, one must remember both channel numbers, and key them in when changing channels. it totally sucks i think.
its 2009 On Command - wakeup and fix this.
Oct 22, 2009 | 1:40 pm
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Agree 100%. I don't watch a lot of TV in the room, but when I do the On Command remote rates as the worst of the bunch.
Oct 22, 2009 | 2:13 pm
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it's actually not on-command, it's the TV manufacturers.....there's a long technical reason but let's see if I can shorten it...the remote is read by the TV which then passes the remove signal back to the On-command box on the back of the tv which then passes a signal back to the TV or to the On-Command system as appropriate....1 Manufacturer has integrated the box into their TV's (I believe it's LG but not 100% positive) and as a result has a very very quick response time when the remote is pushed....while you didn't mention the TV brand name IMO Philips has to be one of the slowest out there
Oct 22, 2009 | 4:46 pm
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I find that many of the remotes I receive have this functionality, it's just not obviously labeled.
There are various brands out there. None are as functional as my MX-700, but the range from very usable to barely tolerable. But a bit of button pushing can uncover functionality.
There are various brands out there. None are as functional as my MX-700, but the range from very usable to barely tolerable. But a bit of button pushing can uncover functionality.
Oct 22, 2009 | 4:55 pm
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Marriott needs to upgrade their TVs and I suppose they are slowly but surely (just not where I've stayed recently). I'm so sick of those old big clunker non-high def TVs.