I wish it addressed also, but at this price point I hate to say it and I don't mean to be rude, but what the hell do you expect for this price tag? Obviously there will be shortcomings. I think this is a great system for the family who has a couple of components maybe in a cabinet under the TV that wants a nice looking controller without the need for pointing. For the money the RF base unit is very good. I'm not going to walk into every estimate trying to get this remote to work - but there will be a certain demographic this remote/base station applies to.