On 10/31/01 21:04.29, Peter Dewildt said...
But how is a reviewer going to know (in the short
time s/he has to review a product) that it has
discrete codes. Usually (especially for on/off)
looking at the remote won't tell you.
Working out whether a product has a set of discrete codes or not is fairly easy.
In the case of separate On/Off buttons - the On button should leave the product on if it already on.
In the case of a toggle On/Off button - every second press of the button should transmit the On code. So, you press the On/Off button once and the unit comes on; You go out of the room and press it again (thus insuring that there's no way the unit could have picked up the signal); You come back into the room and press it again and, if it's a discrete On, the unit should remain on. (This is the way mute works with my TV).
Andy.
This message was edited by akilgore on 11/01/01 04:30.58.
