User reviews for the Take Control TC1000 from Harman/Kardon. Ratings Reviews MSRP (USD) Average: 3.74/5.00 Median: 4.17/5.00 34 $349 Designed in cooperation with Microsoft, the Take Control is an ergonomically designed unit featuring a large backlit LCD screen, a selector wheel for scrolling through channels and menu options and large volume buttons. Message Forum Our Review Clicker Picker Specifications Add Your Review Get it at:

Written by Casper from San Fernando Valley, CA. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-3 months.

Review 27 made on Wednesday December 18, 2002 at 4:14 PM. Strengths: NA Weaknesses: NA Review: Just wanted to let anyone interested in buying this unit know that CompGeeks has it for $50 currently. http://www.compgeeks.com/detai...833-0-0-0-9c9ey Quality: Features: Value:

Written by Ken from NJ. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-2 years.

Review 26 made on Monday November 25, 2002 at 5:23 PM. Strengths: Ultimate in programming flexibility Weaknesses: no tactile feel . . you have to look at it to use it Review: I was really excited about this when i got it . . . i programmed it with all of my equipment and then made custom screens. All very nice for the brain . . . but the lack of any tactile feel makes this remote difficult to use. Also any time the batteries are changed . . the contrast goes out of wack! so you have to memorize the sequence for readjusting the contrast because you won't be able to see the screen. I've had this for about two years . . the touch screen just went bad. . killing the unit . . remember . . these touch screens DO NOT last forever. I will not be fixing this . . there are much more user friendly, programmable remotes (see Sony) for much less Quality: Features: Value:

Written by Hongche Liu from CA, USA. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-2 years.

Review 25 made on Friday November 8, 2002 at 7:16 PM. Strengths: fully customizable, PC synchnization, activity-oriented instead of device-oriented design Weaknesses: frequent recalibration of the touch screen required to prevent wrong buttons from being recognized, LCD screen contrast bad, battery drainer, touch screen not always sensitive Review: I have had this remote for over a year. It started out as a welcome product in my family room. Even my 7-year-old kid can use this to control the rather complicated home theater. Gradually, the weaknesses (mentioned above) of the product started to annoy us and the problems happen increasingly often. My wife has officially claimed that she hates it. Perhaps it is due to the bad quality of my particular one? Time to shop for another one. Quality: Features: Value:

Written by John Hearty from Colorado, USA. The reviewer has used this remote control for 3-6 months.

Review 24 made on Thursday September 26, 2002 at 3:32 PM. Strengths: Thumb wheel is nice, ability to group buttons from different components on one screen, PC software makes arranging screens and backup easy. Weaknesses: Touch screen problems. Backlight a bit dim. Review: Went through two units, touch screen problems with both. Buttons worked intermittently at best. Pressing near but not on button (usually towards center of screen) sometimes caused button press to be recognized. Calibrating touchscreen many times didn't help much. Quality: Features: Value:

Written by Dennis from Tennessee. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-3 months.

Review 23 made on Saturday August 10, 2002 at 5:09 PM. Strengths: Easy to set up PC Editing software A steal at $50 brand new from eBay Weaknesses: Nothing except the dim screen Review: Many people complain about this remote, I guess I would have complained if I spent $350, but for 50 bucks, it cannot be beat! The screen is a little dim for my wife but other than that she thinks its cool too (sure, we don't care about using 7 different remotes, but the ladies do!) It was a breeze to set up with the PC edit software, and it even learned the discrete codes for my sony tv - from what I've read in the forums, many people can't get their remotes to learn the discrete codes. Lucky me. What confused me was the incomplete button listing for my H/K receiver - I had to add half the buttons. Oh well. This is a great remote! Quality: Features: Value:

Written by Yun Lin from Mountain View, CA. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-3 months.

Review 22 made on Thursday August 8, 2002 at 11:57 PM. Strengths: Nothing, can't use it Weaknesses: Touch pad never worked Review: Can't do anything with it. The worst I've ever seen on a product. Quality: Features: Value:

Written by Dale Thurman from DeKalb,IL. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-2 years.

Review 21 made on Sunday April 28, 2002 at 2:31 AM. Strengths: Good size for large hands. Easy to program. Scrolling wheel. Weaknesses: Poor backlight. Sometime slow response. No custom icons. Review: This is actually my second TC1000. I purchased my fist one shorly after they were released. Well, I managed to pick up a second one (new) on ebay for $73.00 delivered. At that price it is an excellent remote!! However, I have to admit that I do love my Pronto a little better. Quality: Features: Value:

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