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07-09-2003, 07:45 PM
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I am sick of my Sony 4es remote....
What should I get to replace it? I want to keep it under $100. Some buttons stopped working on it- is my 5 year warranty good for the remote too? Thx
Theater One- Sonus Faber Grand Piano, Solo, Concertino, Aragon 8008x3, Marantz MA-500 (3- 1 in box, 2 being used to pwer rears), Carver TFM-35 (in box), B&K preamp/processor 3090, Sony DVDNC655p/B, Pioneer LD Player, Velodyne Servo F1200, Sony 36XBR800
Theater Two- Kef Q50,Q10,Q90, Sony DA4ES, Pioneer LD S201, Adcom GCD700, Pioneer DV414, Toshiba VCR, Hitachi Ultravision 50" RPTV, Tivo 90 hour Series2, Xbox live, SVS 2531 PC+
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07-09-2003, 08:11 PM
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MX-500!!! I bought one off ebay for 100 bucks shipped!! And it has been one of the best HT purchases I have ever made. It's so easy my wife can use it!! 
BTW-This will probably be move to the Accessories section.
\"Wider is Better\"
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07-09-2003, 09:07 PM
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Josh,
I have 4ES too and I was getting really pissed off with that sucky remote! I bought a Radio shack RS2116 ($30) and it works perfectly. The only thing is that you have to program it thru a JP-1 cable connecting to the parallel port of your computer, because the codes for the sony receivers are not programmed in the remote yet.
I could do it (for free of course) for you if you want, but after August 11th which is the date when I come back from my vacations!
Please let me know,
Hary
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07-10-2003, 10:31 AM
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Yes the warranty should cover the remote as well, as long as it hasn't been obviously abused. Even if you are planning on replacing it with a different universal remote, you should still get it replaced/fixed under warranty. You may need it to 'teach' the new remote, or you could use it for a 2nd zone.
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07-10-2003, 11:28 AM
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My reciever came with the MX-500 and I am extremely happy with it. great combo between a hard button and a lcd remote. Easy to use and easy to program. it retails for 175 but you can probably find it for around 100
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07-10-2003, 12:51 PM
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Is that remote with the 4ES the same as the one I have? I have the V333ES. The remote with the LCD display window, rocker-type select button, and flip-down thingy with buttons underneath it? I didn't really like it at first, but I learned you just need a little patience with it. I like it because it controls all th vital functions plus all the functions for my TV (also a Sony). I use a Home Theater Master most of the time, but I keep that one handy still because I haven't programmed all the functions into my new one yet.
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07-10-2003, 06:54 PM
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Hary,
That sounds like a great offer and I might take you up on it! I will get my remote fixed under warranty and get the radio shack remote UNLESS the MX500 is that much better. What are the cons of that $30 radio shack remote? Are there any functions it can't perform? Thx
Theater One- Sonus Faber Grand Piano, Solo, Concertino, Aragon 8008x3, Marantz MA-500 (3- 1 in box, 2 being used to pwer rears), Carver TFM-35 (in box), B&K preamp/processor 3090, Sony DVDNC655p/B, Pioneer LD Player, Velodyne Servo F1200, Sony 36XBR800
Theater Two- Kef Q50,Q10,Q90, Sony DA4ES, Pioneer LD S201, Adcom GCD700, Pioneer DV414, Toshiba VCR, Hitachi Ultravision 50" RPTV, Tivo 90 hour Series2, Xbox live, SVS 2531 PC+
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07-11-2003, 08:01 AM
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Maybe you guys can help me out -
Is there a remote out there that can be progammed to issue macros whe the reciever function is changed? Basically I would rather not route video signals thru the reciever and since my TV has 7 inputs I really don't have to. So what I want to do is when I hit "DVD" on the remote have the remote also tell the TV to switch to Video 5 (for example). The TV is a Sony 32HS500 and I know it has discrete video input commands so this should be possible.
Actually I kind of like some things about the 4ES remote. I like how you can label each input - so it says "Gamecube" instead of "Video 1". And I like how you can edit the function list so inputs I don't use are not listed. If sony had just put a number pad on the thing I think it would have been a great remote!
Thanks for any suggestions!
Mark
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07-11-2003, 08:29 AM
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So what I want to do is when I hit "DVD" on the remote have the remote also tell the TV to switch to Video 5 (for example).
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I accomplished this with a macro on my MX-700. My TV remote has buttons for each input vs. 1 button that scrolls through them all. This makes it easy since I don't have to figure the codes for each input or come up with with some fancy macro programming. I simply learned each input from the TV remote and put them in macros to accomplish both switching tasks with 1 button. |
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