RCA 4-Device Remote
11. Mar, 2010 
5 Comments
- Audiovox #RCU404 Black 4Device Universal Remote
- AUDIOVOX
Product DescriptionThe RCA brand of Universal Remote Controls combines ease of use with advanced features to make your entertainment experience as simple as possible. The company’s extensive line of remotes allows you to choose from an array of styles, features, benefits and prices, which is why the RCA brand is the leader in the remote control industry. All the universal remotes are pre-programmed to operate most RCA equipment, and are easily set up with the touch of a few buttons, either through manual entry of a product code or Code Search, which searches the code library for you. PRODUCT FEATURES: Controls TV, VCR, Cable Box and SAT/AUX; Menu key; Code saver-change batteries without losing code; Universal DBS codes; Extensive. . . More >>
Pretty good. It works well but it’s kinda hard to switch channels and stuff like that.
I’ve never had the misfortune of spending money from my own pocket to buy these remotes. That is to say whenever I’ve used them, it’s been because someone else got suckered in by the $5-10 price tag and decided it was a good buy. Sadly, these things are worth even less than those prices in my eyes. . . .
One of the main failures of this remote is the durability of the buttons. Since it may be that many of them are so small or because the remote is so poorly constructed, they give out within the first 2-4 months of use. This leaves the buyer stuck having to nearly break their fingers pushing the button down because they just WON’T REGISTER YOUR PRESSES. The first buttons to go are usually the up/down buttons for volume control and channel navigation. After that, the buttons for keying in channels by number start to go out the deep end to; 0, 3, and 1 were the ones I noticed go bad the quickest usually.
Some keys never seem to work either. I’ve used these remotes with about 6 different VCRs and 4 different TVs, and on not one of them was I able to utilize the “Menu” button.
I’m also a little confused by code entry to. We lost the original code list that came with this remote, so we had to get the codes from the official RCA website. You could assume that after I looked up my remote and wrote down the codes for my device that I would be able to easily set everything up. Well, that’s not so. I got the codes and for every one I tried to enter, the remote wouldn’t take them! This was because their official site provided me with a bunch of 3 digit codes but the remote actually needed a FOUR digit code. In turn, this predicament forced me to go through the aggravating task of doing the manual code search.
I would be more forgiving if the problems with the buttons started to present themselves at least 1 year into use. However, since they start many times pretty much out of the box, the price simply does not justify the quality of these remotes.
Try not to be too cheap about buying a universal remote. Brands that retail for $15-25 may be a little higher, but if you research and buy the right one, you will not be disappointed.
I needed to replace a lost RCA remote, so I bought two of these. The price was awesome, both were purchased and delivered for less than $10. It worked right out of the plastic packaging. The remote’s size is a little smaller, but that is actually preferable for the bedroom TV. My only complaint is that the number buttons could be a little bigger in diameter -they feel flimsy.
This is a very basic, easy to use remote. It works great with my Sanyo TV and it was easy to program. The number buttons are a little hard to press, but do work well. The volume and channel buttons are easy to press, so if you are like me and mostly flip through the channels rather than manually typing in a channel it is not a problem. You can’t really beat it for the price!
I bought this remote because I lost the original remote to my RCA VCR soon after I bought it; the remote was gone and not found ever. The original remote to the VCR was almost identical to this one in appearance. Except for the fact that the VCR remote was a full sized remote.
So of course I said “the same brand, look alike, its all I need!”
Wrong, I followed instruction to the letter how to program it to work with the VCR as it appeared with model number and everything.
The remote did ALL the basic functions to ANY VCR. But the VCR was inoperable otherwise. This remote lacks a “MENU” key. That means I couldn’t program the VCR, set time, or even set language at the initial setup. The ONLY VCR features this remote can give you is PLAY, REWIND, FORWARD, STOP, RECORD but apart from that nothing else can be achieved with this useless item.
Of course hoping that it would work with the RCA branded appliances at the time, I also had a slightly older RCA TV which this remote did not operate at all. I have seen other branded universal remotes that can operate ANY device manufactured by the same company as long as it was made by the same company. But this remote falls SHORT.
Do not buy! Any convenience store universal remote control can do what this sucker can do and it costs less. At the end I had to spend thirty five bucks ordering straight from factory the original remote controls for both the TV and the VCR, what a ripoff.
Looks is the only useful thing about this remote, its cute. Use it as another ornament or toss it in the trash.