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One For All URC-8550

Description: For complete control of all your audio and video equipment – TVs, videos, satellites, cable boxes, CD players, ... more

One For All URC-8550 ... amplifiers, tuners, etc - up to 8 devices | Fully illuminated keypad and LCD screen with clock | Home Theatre Key combines the important f

Newest Review: ... control set to TV, or Satellite, and the volume will ONLY go up/down on my amplifier. Great! The list of features is ... more

... endless, but another brilliant idea is having the keys back-lit. Now, when watching a movie in the dark I don't have to fumble around the DVD, TV or Amplifier controllers pressing buttons blindly and doing stupid things like hitting eject instead of pause. Something else that's pretty sensible is the ability to program specific functions to the keys of your choice. If you want the AV function the be accessible when you press the 'play' button for example then you can go right ahead and set it. There'...more

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One For All URC-8550: If only my wife was as controllable as this remote..... (611 words)
by andrewpyne - written on 28/08/02 (Very useful, 536 readings)
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You've probably heard the analagy of 'taking everything with you bar the kitchen sink' - well, this handy little(?) remote allows you to control everything except the kitchen sink! - and that's only because most kitchen sinks don't have an infrared sensor!! I've only just purchased the controller myself and already can't live without it. One of the best feautures is its built in modem that allows the remote to become future proof. An example of this is it's native inability to control my Amstrad Digibox. However, one phonecall to the lovely ladies at One-For-All, and now I have full digibox-control. Another great ...

If God wanted a remote control without splashing out a £100+ ... (1460 words)
by MJRules - written on 01/05/01 (Very useful, 1618 readings)
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When I say heaven I mean for the price, since you can probably find a better remote, but it will cost you an arm a leg and most likely two kidneys. Being a Sky Digital user, I find it really annoying that the DigiBox can’t change the channels at a certain time so my video will tape the programme I want it to tape. So, when I had to be admitted to hospital for a week I turned to one of the greatest inventions known to man, yep that’s right my mother. I had a ten hour tape (lp) in my VCR and preset all the dates and timings of the programmes I wanted taped. Now, I left my mother the very complicated task of pressing three buttons twice a ...

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