Hi,

I am looking for a new remote. The stores near where I live do not carry any of the better remotes like the sony, marantz, etc in stock (one store is selling the one for all cinema 7 for CDN$80...I bought it at walmart in same city for #12....fools). So i am not able to try before I buy.

Will the Av2000 control the following pieces of equipment that I am not sure about?

dish network 4700
Denon 2400 receiver (including the menu, Front, centre, surround and sub volumes, and headphones on & off..the denon requires a remote for this)

thanks

Will the RM-AV2000 learn all of the functions of each of my remotes?

Hitachi 35" TV
DishPlayer (This one is a new unit and I've already found out that the a/v Home Producer 8 does not have codes preprogrammed for it nor does it have an info button or pip operations)
Panasonic VCR
Pioneer AV Receiver, CD Player, Tape Deck
and soon a DVD player

I (or esp. my wife) am tired of fumbling around with a bunch of different remotes. I want one remote that comes preprogrammed and the buttons that aren't programmed, I want the remote to learn them. Can I do that? And if I can, what is all the complaining about - other than size?

I like mine alright, got it for $125.00 mail order a bit back. My only problem is, it's got WAY too little memory. Anyone else running into this one?

I got mine yesterday and I have 7 components to control and what it didn't have preprogrammed it learned very easily. Sure it doesn't have a labeling feature but after channel surfing with it for a half hour or so I was able to remember the buttons with no problem.
One way to get around the memory problem is to erase the buttons that you don't ever use that the remote sets up with the code. If that doesn't work guess you'll be SOL.

I just got my remote mail order from J&R ($120) and i have to say that i am very satisfied. It has met and exceeded all of my expectaions. Unlike a few people have stated in this forum, the size is NOT a problem, and i love being able to see everything I need. I think it is a total waste of money to spend $300+ on a remote such as the pronto, and this one fit my budget just fine. Even considering that im only 14 years old! I just saved up the money and bought it. I just finished programming it. It took me all of 45 minutes to get it all in there. No memory problems whatsoever. The components that werent pre-programmed were a breeze to program and changing the buttons functions was a snap. Well done, Sony!

am considering using the Sony AV2000 to control my Krell Home Theater Standard with SOny DVD, DSS, and Pioneer 502 52" plasma, does anyone have any experience with using the AV2000 with the Krell or Pioneer units?

thanks in advance.

If you reakky want control over your A/V SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN YOUR HOUSE YOU NEED A CRESTON REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM!!!Its all you will ever need in the future..

I have had my Sony Remote for about a year. Overall I am happy with it. I have a $15,000 home theater system and it works all components (and they are all different). It does has a few flaws though.. Memory. I used the learn funtion for my commands and the memory got sucked up super quick. There were a lot buttons I had to sacrifice to get all that stuff in there. Low memory, no good. The other is the layout of the size. You need to use 2 hands. For us super lazy that want a beer or other "subtances" in our other hand this is a problem. Minimal one, but an annoyance. Lastly, the light. I noticed some people posted problems with the light, and others didn't. Mine wears down pretty quick, and you have to angel the remote down to see the lcd screen in the dark. Looks good when it has super fresh batteries, otherwise kind of weak. Overall I like the remote, just wish it had more memory mainly. I recently cheked out the Phillips TS-1000 Pronto and loved it. Super cool, it does everything and a ham sandwich. The price is WAY more then the Sony though. The Sony is a great remote for the money, but after all this bread I spent on my system the Pronto is what I am missing. Time to sell the Sony on ebay! Got mine at the Good Guys for $100, always grind salespeople on prices!!!! Good luck to all....

After reading all the reviews, i and more confused than ever. I have a sony big screen, rca dss, sony receiver, jvc dvd, sony cd. would this remote work well for me or not? i have the same dilema with spouses and cell phone calls. I hate having all those remotes too. also how long will it last on the batteries and will it lose all programming if batteries run out? any news will help, thanks.

Will it control your system? yes.

How long do the batteries last? Months and months and months. I'm going on 19 months.

Will it lose programming? The manual says you have about 6 hours or so. I've had them out longer with no problems. If it's anything like their OTHER remote controls, they aren't dependant on batteries to store their setting. (Sony still uses the "take the batteries out and press all buttons" method for clearning their generic remotes, even though that does NOT work.)

thanks for the comments. they are well appreciated. looks like i know what i will be getting for xmas. take care and thanks again, luigi

I bought 2 av2000 for by boss's home theatre system. not enough memory and i does not have pre-programmed codes for sat revievers or many JVC products. (takes up all the memory learning'em)

this is a good all around remote for the price
but dont expect champainge at beer prices. I
really like this remote. It will only hold
commands for about 8 remotes,though. as to the guy
who thinks the light should come on every time
you push a button,come on! that would be a
real bother and a waste of battery power. I can
find most of them in the dark except the ones in the center and I,ve only had this remote for two
weeks.If the 2000 wasnt so well laid out that might be the case but the most used buttons are on the edge and easy to locate.I didnt think that
I would like it at first, but after a day or so
it started to grow on me.Sure it's not perfect but
it's really a calculation you should make BEFORE
you buy.My calculation was that I could call a
wide button a speed selector and leave off some
little used functions in order to save a few $$$
and I'm happy with my choice. I've only used one
remote for 2 weeks and the increased functionality
of my ht is a dream. Maybe the pronto or harmond
kardon are better but three times the price better? If you are one of those people who want
a cadilac for a tercel price you wont like this
remote. But the compromises are to me small
and well worth the cost. And this thing looks
a lot more expensive than it is.It's the cool
touchscreen I;ve always wanted,and it ties
my system together nicely.It's not a megabuck
universal but it passes in most cases.If sony
priced this remote at 3 to 5 hundred bucks, then
sure you would have a right to complain about a
lack of total perfection, but at the price I
paid I dont expect that, but I did get MOST of
the features of a more expensive remote and to me thats a bargain. And I paid the ripoff circuit
city price!!!And this is really your only choice
for this type of remote at this price range

If you don't have the money for the pronto but all the remotes are killing you then this is the remote for you. Even though you can't rename buttons, it's not that hard to remember what each one does. My 8 year old can operate it flawlessly. I highly recommend it.

I own the Harmon/Microsoft remote and the Sony
remote control, the harmon/microsoft remote in my
opinion is a piece of junk and im going to send it
back, it should have been thought out a bit more by actual home users than your electrical engineers at microsoft. I choose sony all the way.