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At last a gadget that my wife might be interested in, she hates gadgets but I love them, so I bet she would love this.
Dan Ruback
Codes, aspect ratios, guides, inputs and cyclone sounds. If you think you’re reading about a NASA shuttle think again. These are just a few of the features on today’s TV’s and remote controls. When did watching TV become rocket science?
Royal Philips CEO Gerard Kleisterlee while speaking at an industry dinner in Las Vegas told the following story. “ABC News program “20/20” had put an American consumer in a room with a pile of digital gadgets and a universal remote control from Philips. Of course, the poor soul failed to get the products to work and left in utter frustration.” He also said “it had become painfully obvious that the promise of the digital revolution to make our lives easier, simpler, better, is not being delivered. In fact, in many respects, it’s only made life more complicated.”
Kenneth Gassman, Customer Service Director for Miracle Remote LLC., a company that manufactures replacement TV remotes comments, “There are countless functions on TV’s and remote controls made in the past several years that no one understands or even wants. For instance, on some new LCD TV’s there is a button on the remote that allows you to flip your picture upside down. Are there that many people who watch TV while standing on their head that we need this feature?”
Gassman continues “ it’s diffucult enough to figure out how to work your existing remote. Then it gets lost, broken or chewed up by the family pet. How do you replace it?”Retail stores can’t carry original remotes since there are thousands of models plus the originals are expensive. For lack of a better option consumers usually purchase universal remotes when they need replacements. Unfortunately, they end up frustrated after realizing universals are very confusing to program, and don’t provide all the features required. Only basic functions are found on the front of the TV panel. Without the original remote you can’t activate features like channel auto programming or access your DVD or game inputs on many sets. Other functions like changing the picture size on newer TV’s are also impossible to work with universal remotes. Then there’s the issue of programming codes and instruction manuals almost as long as a novel. Some universals literally need to be connected to the Internet to be programmed. Technology that was supposed to make our lives easier leaves many consumers totally bewildered.”
Gassman’s company has tried to simplify matters and address the need for easy to use full function replacement remotes with it’s new Miracle Remote Series found at http://www.MiracleRemote.com . Just put in the batteries, no programming, no codes, The Miracle Remote just works! Each remote is designed to work just one specific TV brand. Plus, The Miracle Remote operates just like the original and can operate all the key features on TV’s made from 1988 to the present. The remotes also include improvements for ease of use, such as frequently used buttons being larger and placed at the top of the unit. With eight different models offered, there is a Miracle Remote available to control most major brand TV’s.
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Contact: Dan Ruback
Company Name: Miracle Remote LLC
Phone: 1-800-827-2546
Fax: 1-813-925-8776
Email: Sales@AnyTVRemote.com
Web Address: http://www.MiracleRemote.com
For a Press Kit http://www.MiracleRemote.com/mediakit.html
Dan Ruback
Codes, aspect ratios, guides, inputs and cyclone sounds. If you think you’re reading about a NASA shuttle think again. These are just a few of the features on today’s TV’s and remote controls. When did watching TV become rocket science?
Royal Philips CEO Gerard Kleisterlee while speaking at an industry dinner in Las Vegas told the following story. “ABC News program “20/20” had put an American consumer in a room with a pile of digital gadgets and a universal remote control from Philips. Of course, the poor soul failed to get the products to work and left in utter frustration.” He also said “it had become painfully obvious that the promise of the digital revolution to make our lives easier, simpler, better, is not being delivered. In fact, in many respects, it’s only made life more complicated.”
Kenneth Gassman, Customer Service Director for Miracle Remote LLC., a company that manufactures replacement TV remotes comments, “There are countless functions on TV’s and remote controls made in the past several years that no one understands or even wants. For instance, on some new LCD TV’s there is a button on the remote that allows you to flip your picture upside down. Are there that many people who watch TV while standing on their head that we need this feature?”
Gassman continues “ it’s diffucult enough to figure out how to work your existing remote. Then it gets lost, broken or chewed up by the family pet. How do you replace it?”Retail stores can’t carry original remotes since there are thousands of models plus the originals are expensive. For lack of a better option consumers usually purchase universal remotes when they need replacements. Unfortunately, they end up frustrated after realizing universals are very confusing to program, and don’t provide all the features required. Only basic functions are found on the front of the TV panel. Without the original remote you can’t activate features like channel auto programming or access your DVD or game inputs on many sets. Other functions like changing the picture size on newer TV’s are also impossible to work with universal remotes. Then there’s the issue of programming codes and instruction manuals almost as long as a novel. Some universals literally need to be connected to the Internet to be programmed. Technology that was supposed to make our lives easier leaves many consumers totally bewildered.”
Gassman’s company has tried to simplify matters and address the need for easy to use full function replacement remotes with it’s new Miracle Remote Series found at http://www.MiracleRemote.com . Just put in the batteries, no programming, no codes, The Miracle Remote just works! Each remote is designed to work just one specific TV brand. Plus, The Miracle Remote operates just like the original and can operate all the key features on TV’s made from 1988 to the present. The remotes also include improvements for ease of use, such as frequently used buttons being larger and placed at the top of the unit. With eight different models offered, there is a Miracle Remote available to control most major brand TV’s.
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Contact: Dan Ruback
Company Name: Miracle Remote LLC
Phone: 1-800-827-2546
Fax: 1-813-925-8776
Email: Sales@AnyTVRemote.com
Web Address: http://www.MiracleRemote.com
For a Press Kit http://www.MiracleRemote.com/mediakit.html
Mark Gilbert
This is also available from Think Geek for $16 or $18 for people in the US
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/755e/
Cheers
Donald Pikora
I couldn’t believe it when I saw this article because I just purchased the Sony Miracle remote and I must say I can’t agree more. I have been trying forever to replace my broken remote and everything I have tried doesn’t work. They all work some stuff but none worked what I really needed. I really needed to auto program my tv and this is the only remote that allowed me to do it. Also it is the first remote to let me change the pictuer size on my set. And the very best part was that I did not have to use any codes. I just took it out of the pack and it worked.(I did have to put in batteries!!) Anyway thanks for the good article. I really enjoy your site.