stevereis
08-04-2006, 12:30 AM
When I got my first TiVo over 2 years ago (a 140 hour 240 series unit), we had it hooked to a Mitsubishi tube TV and all was fine. On the Mits, volume control worked as expected, if you held the volume button down, it would continuously adjust the volume.
Then, about a year and a half ago we got a Samsung 32" CRT HDTV monitor and the TiVo remote would only change the TV volume 1 step for each press of the remote button. This has been very annoying and I even tried all the other Samsung remote codes but had no success.
Just last month, we upgraded again to a Samsung DLP TV and the issue persists with the new TV. We had also moved the Samsung CRT to the bedroom where we have a Humax unit that we had gotten about a year ago. I found to my surprise that the Humax remote WOULD continuously alter the volume up/down. I also tried the Humax remote on the Samsung DLP as well and it worked the same.
So, my question is, can I buy a new TiVo remote and expect it to work like the newer Humax remote or would it work like the old one that came with the S2-240 unit?
I would appreciate feedback from anyone with a recent Samsung TV and a newer 540 or DT units and especially from anyone who has purchased a replacement remote from TiVo.
BTW, I'm planning on getting the S3 when they come out so I hope this issue is fixed with the new remotes. I do plan on keeping my S2 unit as backup for analog channels and expected to be able to use the S3 remote on the S2 as well. However, I noted from the photos posted from CES that the S3 remote does not have a DVR switch like the S2 remotes have. I hope it's just hidden on the new ones and I'll still be able to control both with the S3 remote.
Then, about a year and a half ago we got a Samsung 32" CRT HDTV monitor and the TiVo remote would only change the TV volume 1 step for each press of the remote button. This has been very annoying and I even tried all the other Samsung remote codes but had no success.
Just last month, we upgraded again to a Samsung DLP TV and the issue persists with the new TV. We had also moved the Samsung CRT to the bedroom where we have a Humax unit that we had gotten about a year ago. I found to my surprise that the Humax remote WOULD continuously alter the volume up/down. I also tried the Humax remote on the Samsung DLP as well and it worked the same.
So, my question is, can I buy a new TiVo remote and expect it to work like the newer Humax remote or would it work like the old one that came with the S2-240 unit?
I would appreciate feedback from anyone with a recent Samsung TV and a newer 540 or DT units and especially from anyone who has purchased a replacement remote from TiVo.
BTW, I'm planning on getting the S3 when they come out so I hope this issue is fixed with the new remotes. I do plan on keeping my S2 unit as backup for analog channels and expected to be able to use the S3 remote on the S2 as well. However, I noted from the photos posted from CES that the S3 remote does not have a DVR switch like the S2 remotes have. I hope it's just hidden on the new ones and I'll still be able to control both with the S3 remote.