I just received my RM-AV2000 and for the whole-part I'm satisfied. I was a little shocked that the only pre-programmed DSP tuner was a sony brand (which left me to manually program my pioneer receiver). I also felt that if you are going to backlight a remote, other buttons (such as the volume, channel, and input selection) should also be lighted. I hate having to fumble around in the dark searching for the VCR button before I can select the functions on the Backlight screen. Lastly, I have an old Pioneer LD player and have had a real problem learning from my Pioneer remote.

But in comparision to other so called pre-programmed remotes, I think this is still a great bargain.

Villa...

This remote should do everything you want. It has macros, so you can turn everything on with 1 button (up to 16 components anyway). My girlfriend loves it. One button turns everything on, and there's the always present channel, volume and mute buttons. Most of the time you will have to use the backlight though, at least in my opinion. I like to view in dim to no light so the light always has to come on. Wish there was a way to make that come on everytime.
One thing I've loved is that even though you can't rename buttons to exactly what's on the other remote, at least you can "hide" buttons that aren't in use so you don't have to look at ALL of them all the time.

I just found this at a local store for $75, minus the instructions and box (which I downloaded from this site, well, the instructions anyway). Basically, I've read all the bickering, er--opinions, and I just want to know this...
Will it act as a good remote for my VCR, DVD (both Sony), Cable box, receiver and TV? As long as it works well with all of these, I could care less about how big it is, if it replaces five of my existing remotes, I don't care. Let me know...

matt

It should work very well with that system. Some of the labels may not match your originals, but I found for my system there were more than enough buttons & learning room to replace all 7 of my remotes.

The ONLY reason the Sony remote is limited in features is because it came out earlier than the competition. Thats the reason it doesnt accomodate the on-screen features of the new Sony Mega Changers (Spec).

Anyone who is not completely blind can see the screen, and no one who knew what they were talking about wouldn't compare it to its much higher priced "competitors".

Stop bitching about the size, would you rather have the size and space that 7-12 remote's take up?

Basically I have to admit I only read the first two responses in this, and found the one that goes by Spec, in my personal opinion is an idiot.

make one macro be all on and one be all off and I can easily get 2 commands into one button so vcr tells the tv video 1 and the reciever vcr input.
there is no comparing a mustang and a porsche so don't park the rc5000 and the av2000 in the same garage

I am looking into buying a new universal remote and frankly have gotten confused from all the responses on the thread. Is it really 5x7x1.75 inches. Can I program all the button of a DirecTV system? What about VCR+? Please e-mail me if you have any answers or comments. Thanks a lot.

I own a AV2000 and are very happy with it.
The ONLY minus is that the volume control of my DSP (Yamaha)is going step by step. It seems not
possible to push volume-up and it keeps going up.
When i learn the remote to take the volume up and i press the original remote for 3 seconds, this is exactly what the Sony remote remembers. Does anyone have a tip for this?
Thanks in advance,

Jan (Holland)

I had a terrible news here in Italy
about power consuming of this great remote.
3 different persons wrote in Italian Home Cinema newsgroup, about this problem.
They must change batteries every 2 o 3 weeks.
Could you tell me somenthing more with you experience?
Thanks
Max!

You sure you're not talking about the remote that comes with the 9000ES/50ES receivers - the 500 model? It looks similar to the AV2000 but isn't.

Yes I'm sure.
I'm talking e they are talking about RM-AV2000 the autolearning remote control.
Is it possible that all those persons using it for a lot of time every day!
If nobody has this kind of problem is better for me that i Love the design of this remote.
Thanks
MAX!

The RM-AV2000 is a colossal disappointment for me. GE had a learning remote (circa 1983) that was more cabable and accurate. I suppose the biggest disappointment was that it did not work with my SONY digital decoder. I had to 'teach' it. Also the inability to control a multi-cd without 'teaching' once again. The up side is that it looks very 'cool' in my living room. Frankly, I would just as soon recommend the RM-V60 for $30.00. Sony should recall this product and 'fix' it or lower the price to $39.95 because it certainly was not worth the $120 I paid.

Max: Heh. I'm going on 17 months with the original batteries, with daily use.

I'm deciding between this and the Pronto. Fact is, I can probably afford the Pronton, but I'm sick of saying, ah for an extra ... $, I can get... Is the Sony good?

I have Sony TV/Sony VCR, Boston Accoustics Surround Sound System. Can it learn the Boston (i.e., rear, center, surround, + input output select?)

If it's standard IR codes (which from what I can tell your equipment is) any universal remote can learn it. If you don't feel the need for complete customization or don't want to spend a few hours programming a remote, the Pronto may be more than you're looking for. I keep both the AV2000 and Pronto in general rotation for the family: some prefer one, some prefer the other. It all depends on what you feel you need.