October 16, 2006

Philips SRU9600 Universal Touchscreen Remote Review

A few weeks ago we mentioned Logitech Harmony 720 Remote, which we really dig because of it's sleek design. There's another sleek remote that came out a few months ago that we neglected to mention. The Phiips SRU9600 Universal Touchscreen Remote is a pretty snazzy touch-screen remote and according to the review at I4U.com:

The SRU9600 uses a straight forward process to add a device. To configure my TV, I first select TV with the click wheel from the list. Next I choose the brand. The Philips SRU9600 has 1,100 brands in its database. I have tried it with a cheap Daewoo TV and the remote has this brand in its list. Now the remote tries to find the right device. For that I need to switch on the TV and then hold the OK button until the TV switches off. While I hold the OK button the remote cycles through available codes. I my case the TV switched off with the first code. I release the OK button and that was it. The remote is now able to control my TV with all functions.
One important tip is to think about which devices you use in sequence. you cannot change the order of the devices after you configured them on the click wheel. What I mean her is that you usually use your TV first and then the cable box. If you programmed your DVD player after the TV then you always have to scroll over the DVD component to reach the Cable Tuner.

The SRU9600 is pretty sweet and comes in around $130 which isn't too bad for a touch-screen remote.

At I4U.com

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