ONE FOR ALL Contour 8 URC1280 Universal Remote Control
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Price: £14.99
Brand: One For All
09/24/2016
Description: Ideal as a main, replacement or backup remote, this One for All Contour 8 URC1280 Universal Remote Control works with almost all your devices - use it to control up to eight at once. The remote is compatible with all brands, so it's really convenient to have in the lounge. Easily control your HDTV, Blu-ray player, home theatre kit, set top box and other connected AV devices with essential buttons including Volume Control, Mute, Power, Menu, Teletext, Guide, Info, Return, Exit, Back, Devices and Transport keys. Since it's pre-programmed for use, the Contour 8 is simple to set up. If you want to mirror the way your original remote worked, the Contour has a Learning function so that you can customise each button's function for intuitive use.
Category: Remote Controls
Merchant: Currys PC World
Product ID: 10151858
Delivery time: 1 to 3 days
Delivery cost: 0
EAN: 8716184065040
Specifications: [ { groupLabel: OVERVIEW, specifications: [ { label: Compatibility: - HDTVn- Projectorn- LCD TVn- Plasman- Satellite / Cable / Freeviewn- IPTVn- DVDn- VCRn- Hi-Fin- Blu-rayn- Amplifiern- Home cineman- Media player ● Number of devices: 8 ● Type: Universal remote } ] }, { groupLabel: FEATURES, specifications: [ { label: Screen ● Range: 15 m ● Power: AA batteries x 2 ● Gesture control ● App compatible ● Connections: iR ● Other features: - Learning remoten- Customizable settings ● Control type ● Setup: Pre-programmed remote for simple setup. GENERAL ● Colour: Black ● Manufacturer's guarantee: 2 years ● Weight ● Dimensions ● Accessories included ● Box contents: One for All Contour 8 URC1280 Universal Remote Control
Author: Palmyra
Rating: 5
Review: At this price, I admittedly wasn't expecting too much (there are gadgets out there for 12 times this price...). However, it does what it says. Some of the units in my rack are either quite old (e.g. my amplifier) or too new and/or specific for them to have equipment code provided on the extensive list that comes with the remote. In these cases, programming the universal remote to learn the codes was very simple (but, of course, needs some patience and attention). Only a mental mapping of some of the keys to the more esoteric and equipment-specific features is needed and then one has to get used to one's own convention. Therefore, in my perhaps firmer than humble opinion based on facts, marking the remote down because somebody cannot find highly specific keys for equally specific features on particular AV equipment would not make sense. It is a *universal* remote, so it is quite unrealistic to imagine that it will have a dedicated key for something as obscure & specific like the time display modes on a recently made CD player... The only 4 star I gave was for the remote itself, mechanically speaking: the tactile feel and feedback is good, so far have not had the atrocious experience of some other remotes (like a cable TV company's diabolical remote) where squishy keys can drive one up the wall. However, the keys in some areas react to quite gentle presses - a slightly firmer 'click' feedback would have been better in my case, but this is of course highly subjective.
Author: Ashley
Rating: 2
Review: A nicely made remote with more buttons than you could want. I had hoped to replace the horrible remotes supplied with some Topping equipment, using the learning feature to copy their commands. The learning feature is frustrating to use, reliant on flashes of a small LED to indicate its status. I also found it didn't reliably 'read' the commands from the other remotes, so it took a while to get everything programmed in. When I did I discovered that there was a significant delay between pressing a button and the remote sending the command. So for example, pressing volume up would take between 1 and 2 seconds to trigger the volume command on the amplifier. Holding the button produced a similar delay, so rather than raising the volume smoothly like the original remote would, the volume was raised in single steps with a second between each one. It made for an extremely frustrating user experience, and the remote was returned.
