I had the same issue with the battery dying in less than a day. So I bought the 1400 mah batt from bluenook. Seems to be working well, but I've noticed that the status light on my cradle stays red. It doesn't change to blue at full charge. Doesn't affect the remote function, but still a little annoying. Anyone else experience this? Not sure how the battery in the remote could affect the cradle, but what do I know.