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Philips Magnavox PM8TSMD Universal 8 Device Touch Screen Remote Control | 
 enlarge | Brand: Magnavox
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 12 x 6.8 x 1.8
MPN: PM8TSMD
Model: PM8TSMD
UPC: 026616617685
EAN: 0026616617685
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| Features:
| • | Programmable LCD touch-screen learning remote for controlling up to 8 home theater devices | | • | 2 customizable touch screens per device; lets user program up to 300 functions | | • | Operates TV, VCR, CD player, DVD player, cable, satellite, audio receiver, and laser disc player | | • | Pre-defined satellite and DVD functions, such as subtitle, repeat, and chapter scan | | • | 90-day warranty |
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Product Description
Whether in homes, factories, offices, airports, or on the street, it's hard to imagine a place where Philips is absent. What Philips wants is to make your life and work easier - and more fun! And Philips continuously explores new ways to improve products and to offer innovative products to its consumers. Philips. "Let's Make Things Better".
Amazon.com Product Description
Control up to eight home theater components from a single easy-to-use remote with this universal touch-screen model. Unlike many universal remotes, which tend to include only static buttons that don't match up with your DVD player or satellite receiver, the PM8TSMD flexibly complements your components with a programmable LCD touch screen and the ability to learn commands from your existing remotes. Users can program up to 300 functions on the touch-screen pad, which offers two customizable screens per device, including functions for TVs, VCRs, DVD players, digital cable boxes, satellite receivers, audio receivers, CD players, and even laser disc players. The unit also includes a set of pre-defined buttons that offer such advanced satellite and DVD commands as subtitle, repeat, and chapter scan, along with picture-in-picture and closed captioning. The remote's extensive code library includes a code search mode that enables quick setup and programming. To use the learning option, users need to merely line up their existing remotes on a coffee table, and then point the PM8TSMD at each remote consecutively from a distance of 2 inches. The PM8TSMD will absorb the commands and let you assign specific LCD buttons to each. In addition to offering a host of custom controls, the PM8TSMD is also easy to read, with luminescent blue backlighting that highlights the command buttons. The backlighting automatically activates in low-light conditions. The remote also comes with battery and code saver functions. What's in the Box
PM8TSMD remote control, user's manual.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Hard to use and lacking in features March 4, 2005
67 out of 70 found this review helpful
This remote works, but the LCD screen is hard to use, you don't get the same feedback from it as you do from "real" keys.
It also cannot do macros, which is a handy feature on most of the One for all remotes.
The learning functionality is good, but limited to only certain keys.
The assigning and reassigning of keys is inflexible when compared to the One for all remotes.
I ended up returning this remote and getting a One For All URC8811 for less money and a lot more flexibility and features.
 dont buy unless real cheap August 23, 2005
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
I bought this for $20 on sale. I got it to work with everything but my sony receiver. If you plan on actually using the LCD screens programmable buttons at all this is not for you. It'll take you up to 15 min. for the remote to pick up the other
remotes signal, just to have the remote accidentlly clear everything you programed into it. ( I did it a bunch of times and I'm quite good with electronics.) If you just want the remotes LCD screen for bragging rights and plan on only using the standard buttons; this remotes for you, If not don't buy it.
 You get what you pay for September 28, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
As another review mentions... no MACROS!
The LCD buttons don't really work.
I do love the learning feature, I was able to program it to handle my iPod remote control! Battery life is good, might not be be for everyone.
Wish I had known October 11, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
How awful this remote was brefore I purchased it. Philips dosen't even carry any support at their website!
It's pretty.... and almost useless. December 11, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's true what the other reviewer said about the shocking complete lack of support for this product on the Philips AND Magnavox websites. It's as if almost every remote they make - even the current ones - don't exist (except of course for the $1,000+ "controllers" for people who have more money than sense. When a consumer electronics firm fails to even ACKNOWLEDGE certain of its products, or they abandoned product support before you even buy it, that's a major indication that the product mostly likely stinks, and furthermore - you're on your own. By the way, this is basically how Philips supports the TiVo boxes it makes - NOT AT ALL.
Mitsubishi does this too - their website doesn't even acknowledge the 'top of the line' TVs from '99 and '00 costing $3,000. Did they expect them all to be junked by now?
Before you make a major purchase, look at the company's website to see how well they support past products (with manuals, service memos, parts, etc.).
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