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Post #319,358
by Another Scott
12/30/09 8:16:29 PM
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New Oh, so much for that plan.
Using a universal remote. :-) I'll have to check on that.

Thanks for the info!

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #319,359
by jbrabeck
12/30/09 8:23:04 PM
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New May work for other TVs
But the Magnavox requires it's own remote. Most annoying with universal is "OFF" == Mute. Never did find an on/off. Did find the remote. Lost again, so now it's like the old TV. Get up and turn off the TV. Cable box controls the channel, and sound system controls the volume.

Of course the grandkid has found the control buttons so sometimes it takes a bit of fiddling to get everything working correctly.
Post #319,360
by static
12/30/09 8:31:39 PM
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New I don't understand how people lose remotes.
I always put them back in the same place above the TV. Never lost one yet.

Now that I think of it, I did have to teach my (ex)wife that habit.

Wade.
Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers?
A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #319,361
by jbrabeck
12/30/09 8:41:50 PM
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New Do you have
A step daughter and grandson who think that they own the living room, with TV? Put stuff away? That's a foreign concept. Mom's favorite daughter, so I can't say much. Mom is FINALLY getting fed up, after 16 months, but still won't say anything.

Anyway, once they move back out, I'm sure the remote will magically reappear.
Post #319,364
by folkert
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12/30/09 9:04:02 PM
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New Magically re-appear...
BUSTED!

Ask me how I know.

Stupid Toshiba rear projection TV!

Visio LCD 47" purchased 2 years ago Wednesday before the Super Bowl. Freakin awesome every time I turn it on.

Post #319,380
by drook
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12/31/09 10:29:34 AM
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New Idea for my next remote
I'm going to get a 9-inch length of railroad track and epoxy the remote to it.
--

Drew
Post #319,396
by folkert
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12/31/09 1:11:29 PM
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New I actually have...
8 - 3" or 4" (can't remember which) long pieces of 70#/ft railroad rail.

Doesn't work, they epoxy eventually separates from the remotes, unless you drill holes in them for it to grab onto, but then... you have to do a lot more work to prepare it.

Only downfall, replacing the batteries.
Post #319,403
by boxley
12/31/09 5:17:58 PM
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New duct tape it to the phone,usually can find a phone
     Hey Beep! Time to buy a Plasma before they're outlawed?? - (Another Scott) - (22) - Dec. 30, 2009, 06:05:56 PM EST
         42" Viera here - (scoenye) - (5) - Dec. 30, 2009, 07:18:52 PM EST
             Excellent points on the power. Thanks for the info. - (Another Scott) - (4) - Dec. 30, 2009, 08:15:01 PM EST
                 US, Costco, in store - (scoenye) - (3) - Dec. 30, 2009, 11:23:10 PM EST
                     Thanks. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Dec. 31, 2009, 12:15:32 AM EST
                         We got ours on the local Sales Tax Holiday ;-) -NT - (scoenye) - (1) - Jan. 1, 2010, 10:23:58 AM EST
                             Heh! :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Jan. 1, 2010, 10:28:23 AM EST
         42" Magnavox - (jbrabeck) - (8) - Dec. 30, 2009, 08:13:21 PM EST
             Oh, so much for that plan. - (Another Scott) - (7) - Dec. 30, 2009, 08:16:29 PM EST
                 May work for other TVs - (jbrabeck) - (6) - Dec. 30, 2009, 08:23:04 PM EST
                     I don't understand how people lose remotes. - (static) - (5) - Dec. 30, 2009, 08:31:39 PM EST
                         Do you have - (jbrabeck) - (4) - Dec. 30, 2009, 08:41:50 PM EST
                             Magically re-appear... - (folkert) - Dec. 30, 2009, 09:04:02 PM EST
                             Idea for my next remote - (drook) - (2) - Dec. 31, 2009, 10:29:34 AM EST
                                 I actually have... - (folkert) - Dec. 31, 2009, 01:11:29 PM EST
                                 duct tape it to the phone,usually can find a phone -NT - (boxley) - Dec. 31, 2009, 05:17:58 PM EST
         Mines a Hitachi - (beepster) - (1) - Dec. 30, 2009, 10:52:38 PM EST
             Thanks muchly! -NT - (Another Scott) - Dec. 30, 2009, 10:57:34 PM EST
         Just went through it. - (crazy) - (2) - Dec. 31, 2009, 02:22:53 AM EST
             Ah yes. Thanks. Movies? - (Another Scott) - (1) - Dec. 31, 2009, 10:28:03 AM EST
                 Haven't noticed it - (crazy) - Jan. 1, 2010, 05:25:40 AM EST
         Still waiting. Saw a Panasonic 50G10 at BB yesterday. - (Another Scott) - Feb. 21, 2010, 01:32:37 PM EST
         Decisions, decisions. - (Another Scott) - March 7, 2010, 12:27:45 PM EST

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