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    #1

    The remote

    Its not bad once you get used to it, but backlighting would have been nice

    I do like the clickable scroll wheel.
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    #2
    Re: The remote

    The remote is very intuitive. I never need to look at mine so backlighting wouldn't serve any purpose for me since I don't look at the remote.

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      #3
      Re: The remote

      Back lighting is only for the "beginner" home theater/TV watcher. The Pro's develop tactile memory.

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        Re: The remote

        Originally posted by RonV View Post
        Back lighting is only for the "beginner" home theater/TV watcher. The Pro's develop tactile memory.
        Well, after watching only a couple of movies, it sucks in the dark

        Im sure itll be easy once I use it a few times.

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          Re: The remote

          Originally posted by elwaylite View Post
          Well, after watching only a couple of movies, it sucks in the dark

          Im sure itll be easy once I use it a few times.

          You bought the box... You bought the wireless adapters...

          But have you bought the IR dongle and the Gucci black leather carrying case yet??

          Tsk... Tsk....

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            #6
            Re: The remote

            Originally posted by elwaylite View Post
            Well, after watching only a couple of movies, it sucks in the dark
            Hey, no discussion of AVN con...oh, never mind.

            But really, there is the big honking scroll wheel sticking up, and buttons at the four cardinal directions. Only one direction ("south") has two buttons, and the closest one of those even has a bump for reference. You'll probably get used to it pretty quickly. It takes a little feeling around, but I've gotten used to finding every button on my Harmony by feel, even though it has a backlight (which I leave off to conserve the battery):

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              #7
              Re: The remote

              My VUDU remote suffers from the same reception problems that have been reported elsewhere. I think it must be a design flaw.

              Even though I have tried changing remote channels with the dip switches, and increasing/decreasing the sensitivity setting, the remote (especially the wheel) is annoyingly sluggish even at a range of only 8 feet.

              I live in downtown Chicago. Perhaps the RF signal needs to be stronger in a location like this to overcome all the other RF traffic. Do any rural customers have these problems?

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                #8
                Re: The remote

                It could be a problem with your remote. Also check if the antenna is seated properly. Try to take the antenna off and put it back on again.

                If that doesn't help, please contact customer service for a replacement.

                Hagen.

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                  #9
                  Re: The remote

                  Originally posted by saxon View Post
                  My VUDU remote suffers from the same reception problems that have been reported elsewhere. I think it must be a design flaw.
                  I doubt it is a design flaw, I own 3 VUDU remotes, and they all work flawlessly and always have. My guess would be interference in your location from other RF signals present. Maybe VUDU should come out with a RF repeater or something to increase the signal saturation within a home, although the the signal strength may be limited by FCC regulations.

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                    Re: The remote

                    Originally posted by MaxH View Post
                    It takes a little feeling around, but I've gotten used to finding every button on my Harmony by feel, even though it has a backlight (which I leave off to conserve the battery):
                    Personally, even so I own a IR receiver for the VUDU box, I still prefer my VUDU remotes, and although I do own a Harmony One, I still love my scroll wheel more. Now if they come out with Harmony remote with a scroll wheel, you would have me sold in a heartbeat.

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                      #11
                      Re: The remote

                      Originally posted by rstone View Post
                      I doubt it is a design flaw, I own 3 VUDU remotes, and they all work flawlessly and always have. My guess would be interference in your location from other RF signals present. Maybe VUDU should come out with a RF repeater or something to increase the signal saturation within a home, although the the signal strength may be limited by FCC regulations.
                      I have 5. 3 of them work very well and 2 work similar to what the OP described. I think you are right about the FCC thing. I just wish that the remote was a plain old infrared remote similar to the one that comes with the Tivo. Even when it does work, I like the Tivo way of doing FF compared to the scroll wheel. Each click (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) go to an increasing (though consistent) speed. The 4th click (or hitting play) brings it back to normal.

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                        #12
                        Re: The remote

                        Originally posted by redwein View Post
                        I just wish that the remote was a plain old infrared remote similar to the one that comes with the Tivo. Even when it does work, I like the Tivo way of doing FF compared to the scroll wheel. Each click (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) go to an increasing (though consistent) speed. The 4th click (or hitting play) brings it back to normal.
                        Yeah, I got to admit, I did love my TIVO Remote, while I had my TIVO running, which is now just sitting in a closet, collecting dust. To be honest, I haven't even tried the IR adapter with my Harmony, so I'm not sure how much different it is, but when I use my VUDU remote, I tend to scroll fast, quite often, and I've noticed with a lot of IR remotes, when you scroll up and down there is a lag, which is why I've been hesitant to switch over.

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                          Re: The remote

                          Using the Vudu remote without a left and right buttons is a bit frustrating when using the search feature of youtube. I wonder if the current remote supports has the ability to support double-click. If this was the case then one could use double-click to select a letter and single-click to change the direction that the wheel moves the cursor. e.g. single-click move cursor sideways... single-click again move cursor up and down. Clicking another key to get the same change of direction, if double-click is not supported, could also do the trick. Of course this behavior would only be supported when the cursor is in certain areas of the Vudu UI. In the future, it would be nice if the a "new" remote had a wheel just like the wheel of many Logitech mice which have the ability to also move the cursor sideways. I'm sure there are patens attached to this functionality, but it would be nice to move the cursor up/down and sideways with just the wheel.

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                            #14
                            Re: The remote

                            Have you tried a keyboard...here is a thread that discusses the use of a USB keyboard and the VUDU:

                            http://forum.vudu.com/showthread.php...oard#post30962

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                              #15
                              Re: The remote

                              I've had my vudu for a couple of weeks now. My only issue with the remote is the battery door. I have a really hard time getting it on and off...it is just too snug of a fit and I'm afraid I'm going to break it.

                              I had to replace the batteries as part of a trouble shooting exercise the first week and I got it lined up pretty good but I was going to have to force it shut to get it 100% closed. It is rubber-banded in place at this point because I was afraid it would break if I pressed harder. Other than there being a rubber band wrapped around the remote battery door, this solution actually works out pretty good.

                              For those with reception issues, you can increase/decrease the remote sensitivity on the vudu box under advanced settings.

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