Re: Philips Remote Controller--help

In article <446F11AC.39597F1A@xxxxxxx>, Michael <nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Jason Johnson wrote:

I just purchased a new Toshiba DVD Video Player/video cassette recorder.
Model #SD-V394.
I also purchased a Toshiba Television.
I also purchased a Philips Univeral Replacement Remote Control.

The Philips Remote Controller had about a dozen code numbers
for Toshiba products. One of the codes worked related to
the television. However, none of the codes for Toshiba
worked related the DVD and the VCR. Does anyone know the
correct code for the newest Toshiba combo DVD/VCR units?

Thanks in advance,
Jason

I have the same problem as you (as well as some other problems), except
my setup
is an old TV and a brand new DVD/VCR combo. I HATE the combo's remote because
it has too many bottons and they are too small. I picked up a little GE
universal remote - supports CBL/AUX, VCR/DVD, and TV - at Big Lots, just to try
because it was *cheap* (about $4) and small and has reasonable buttons.
It does
channel up/down, mute, and the most basic VCR functions OK but lacks some
of the
more mfgr/model-specific commands. You could give this remote a try if there's
a Big Lots near you. I know you said you already purchased a universal remote,
but since it doesn't meet your needs ....

What I'd untimately like is a two-sided remote, buttons for TV on one side and
buttons for VCR/DVD on the other. I'm in the middle of a project to
build one.
Lacking a logic analyzer to capture and characterize the various codes I
want, I
am designing an IR grabber specifically for the task.

It would be difficult to build such an item since the television and VCR
don't transmit signals--they merely receive the signal. It would probably
be easier to design a device that would allow you to push a button and the
device would start with 0000 and end with 9999. It may take at least an
half an hour to find the codes related to the television, VCR and DVD.
Hackers have software that does this same thing to find secret URLs. The
software automatically checks thousands of URL,
Jason
.