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129 of 137 people found the following review helpful: By = Fun: This review is from: Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote (Video Game) I put a great deal of interest in my purchases. With a lot of extra down-time at work and an internet connection, I find myself reviewing EVERYTHING before I buy it. And only after I am very impressed and convinced by many positive reviews will I take out my credit card. But this product, the Microsoft XBOX360 Media Remote, was one exception having read many bad reviews and deciding to purchase it anyway. Let me tell you...
This remote is PERFECT if... 1. You would like one, easy-to-use remote to control both basic TV and an Xbox 360 that doubles as your DVD player. 2. The only buttons you would need for the TV are: Channels, Volume (TV speaker/output control only), Numerical channel input, Muting, *INTPUT SELECTION* (yes, it CAN switch between your TV's inputs), Return (to toggle between 2 TV channels), and Power. 3. You do not need specialized/advanced buttons found on a OEM remote or advanced learning remote for the TV. 4. You do not need...Read more 38 of 39 people found the following review helpful: By = Fun: This review is from: Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote (Video Game) I got one of these and here are some tips to making this puppy work.
-The list of codes are online at xbox.com -You don't actually need the codes anyway because you can scan for them. -To program your remote through the scan method: 1. Press and hold tv and ok buttons at the same time. 2. The display will blink and only the number pad on the bottom will remain lit. 3. Press the ch/pg up button until your tv turns off. Do not hold the button down just tap it every few seconds. 4. When the tv does turn off press the tv button on the remote to lock in the code. 5. If only some of the buttons for the tv work or they are inaccurate repeat the process. There are several codes for each brand of tv and some may not work for all the buttons. -If the remote doesn't work on your xbox go the the system settings ->...Read more 25 of 26 people found the following review helpful: = Fun: This review is from: Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote (Video Game) If you use your XBox 360 to watch DVDs, I definitely recommend taking look at this remote. It makes moving through your DVD easy and "normal".
Yes, you can use the standard controller to access the DVD menu items - but it's a royal pain to move through the various menus and sub-menus to get to some of the items. Also, it's not very intuitive for non gamers to page through to the items. In comparison, this controller is incredible easy. it looks like and acts like any other TV remove. You have the standard buttons that everybody knows how to use - play, pause, fast forward, rewind. If someone walks into the room, you don't have to page through a menu quickly - you just hit the pause button. The controller is a nice size, too - large, easy to use buttons. Yes, we have a wireless Xbox regular controller - we like to have a fully wireless living room. So it's not that we gain "wireless control" that we didn't have before. Really,...Read more |