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RCA RCR4358 4-Devices Universal Big-Button Learning Remote Control | 
 enlarge | Brand: RCA
Category: CE
List Price: $29.14
Buy New: $3.99
You Save: $25.15 (86%)
New (35) Used (2) from $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 4.7 x 1.2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: RCR4358
UPC: 079000337393
EAN: 0079000337393
ASIN: B000N2OBWS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | CONTROLS TV, SATELLITE/CABLE, DVD/VCR & DVR/AUX, SUPER THIN DESIGN, LARGE TRANSLUCENT RUBBER BUTTONS FOR EASIER USE, NAVIGATION CLUSTER HAS IMPROVED BUTTON LAYOUT , EXPANDED CABLE BOX & SATELLITE FUNCTIONALITY, SKIP BACK/PREVIOUS CHAPTER, SLOW PLAY & SKIP FORWARD/NEXT CHAPTER FUNCTIONS, DASH KEY FOR EASY ACCESS TO DIGITAL SUB-CHANNELS, EXTENSIVE CODE LIBRARY, REQUIRES 2 AAA BATTERIES, SIL |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Super Thin Design / Large Translucent Rubber Buttons / Navigation Cluster / Expanded Cable Box & Satellite Functionality / Extensive Code Library
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| Customer Reviews:
 AWESOME May 11, 2008
super fast service. i couldn't believe they were used. perfect condition. instructions and box. great, great, great
 Not easy to program March 26, 2008
A friend of mine bought this, as a replacement for her Toshiba DVD remote control that died. I tried to program this for almost 45 minutes. This has without a doubt the most complex instructions for a universal remote I have ever seen. The instructions take up *5* pages of the book. (My cable universal instructions are only 2 paragraphs by comparison). There are 4 different ways to program, each with its own set of rules. The same button performs different functions, depending on which method of programming you are attempting to use.
1. An important part of programming is being able to see what the LED light is doing at each step. But while you're pressing the different key combinations, you *cannot see* the LED light. It's blocked by your hand or thumb, along with being the size of a pinhole. You have to be a hand contortionist to see what effect your attempts are having.
2. There are several steps that require you to use both hands to press different combinations of keys. Again, hand contortion is required.
3. If one method of programming does now work, you start trying a second method. In your mind. You're never quite sure what method the remote is using at that point, because there is no way to definitively turn off the first programming method.
4. If you are lucky enough to find a code that works for your component, you will have a hard time saving it. I used the instructions to "save" the code. That did not work. As soon as I turned the device off and on again, the remote automatically started roaming through the codes all over again. I could not stop if from doing that.
STAY AWAY from this remote control. I'm a calm person, if I wasn't it would have been thrown against a wall.
*Not* a "Learning Remote" March 20, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is *not* a "Learning Remote." My definition of a learning remote (and I believe it is the correct definition) is that it is a remote that can "learn" button functions from another remote when that other remote is pointed at the "learning remote." For example, you put the "learning remote" in "learn" mode and press the Fast Forward button. Then you point another remote at it and press the Fast Forward button on that remote. This causes the Fast Forward button on the "learning remote" to now act like the Fast Forward button on the other remote. Learning remotes can take signigicant time to program, but the advantage is that absolutely any remote can be emulated by the learning remote.
I have owned true "learning remotes" so I'm familiar with how they work, and the RCA RCR358 is definitely not a learning remote. It contains some innovative ways of automatically trying pre-defined device codes, but it *cannot* learn individual button functions by pointing another remote at it.
I believe it is misleading for it to be called a "learning remote" in the description of this product. I can't speak to its other functions because I could not get it to work with my Coby DVD-224ss DVD player. The reason I bought this remote is I had tried another remote that uses codes to program it and there were no codes that would work with my Coby DVD player. So I bought this remote thinking that even if there was no code for the player, I could still "teach" it using the Coby remote (that remote is one of those very thin models with hard to push buttons -- so I want to replace it with a more ergonomic remote).
Note that the package itself does *not* say "learning remote" -- that's why I think its especially misleading to use this term in the Amazon description. The package does have a sticker on it that says "Easy Interactive Code Finder" -- but that is *not* a learning feature -- it is simply a way to make it easier to find the proper device code.
If you don't really need a learning remote and just want a remote with nice big buttons (and you have a fairly common TV, DVD player, etc.) this may still be a good choice for you. It looks like RCA has done a good job designing this. It has a nice "quality" feel, the buttons are big and easy to push, the layout is nice, etc. Also, RCA has been accurate with their packaging -- they don't call it a "learning remote" -- it's just the Amazon description that is misleading (I don't think this is intentional -- I just think it's just a misunderstanding -- I *love* Amazon -- I buy a ton of things from them and have always had good experiences -- with just a couple small exceptions like this one).
Note to Amazon: If you remove the phrase "learning remote" from the product description, please remove this review as well because it would then be irrelevant. Again, I love your store and wish you well -- I'm just writing this review to try to straighten out a misunderstanding that your cataloger may have had regarding how this product works.
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