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Ladybugmo2
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:45:03 PM


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Come to think of it, I have a couple of questions before I open this up. Does anyone have this Philips remote?

My 1st question - Will this work with HD Direct TV? One of the Amozon reviews stated it was not compatible.

2nd question - Is this pretty durable? I have 2 small kids and a big kid. Remotes take a BEATING around here. We also have a tile floor. Bad combination. Will this take a bit of a beating? Or a launch across the room?

Thanks so much!
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debspurpledragon
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:01:04 AM


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Confused Confused Ok..now, I don't recall seeing anything mentioned about Direct TV, but it IS rather late, soo I'm going to post the all the links I can find for this and you'll have to go through them...sorry

http://www.thingfling.com/forum/yaf_postst3441_The-greatest-2999-Mystery-Box.aspx

http://www.thingfling.com/forum/yaf_postst3671_4102008-greatest-mystery-box.aspx

http://www.thingfling.com/forum/yaf_postst3482_Greatest-mystery-box-contents.aspx



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scaredwitless
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:10:57 PM


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I didn't have this remote very long (From the box in which it was the -censored- item) before giving it to my brother on his bday. So I am unsure if DirecTV was on the list of preprogrammed vendors, BUT, if I am not wrong (and I would try to confirm this), I believe this remote is a learning remote too. Meaning that even if it doesn't support your box off the bat, you should be able to use your original remote to teach it all the commands it needs to know.

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Ladybugmo2
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:56:32 PM


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Thanks so much guys! Debs, I will read the links when I get home tonight. That was very kind of you to look them up for me. Very Happy Here is the Amazon review that concerned me.

" I received my Philips SRU 9600 remote in late May and several weeks later I began the programming required for each piece of equipment. All went well until I tried the Direct TV H-20 satellite dish receiver. The remote allowed me to pick Direct TV from a list of 127 models, but it didn't fuction. Then it prompted me to hold down the "OK" button while it tried all 127 different models. It still didn't function. For several days I tried the customer service number in the manual with waits as long as 45 minutes. I finally got through today and when I explained my problem the tech immediately asked if I had a Direct TV H-10, H-20 and several other Direct TV receivers. He then explained that Philips remotes are not compatible. Of course it is 3 days past my return date so I am stuck because of deceitful ads. "

I may have to call Philips directly to find out for sure. I was just wondering if anyone had any issues with this.

Thanks
debspurpledragon
Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:46:29 PM


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Think Think Think I don't have Direct tv...would that be called DTV??? Rolling Eyes

IF so, look in the code reference sheet...it's listed...SAT/DTV/WebTV....BUT ..as Scared said, you can TEACH it to use what ever you need to. Just follow the directions for that.

Of course, if you're like me Evil or Very Mad It may take a few tries before it actually works!!Bad Grin Bad Grin

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