I have a 19in flat screen I bought in Dec. I have to change the batteries in the remote every week! I only turn it on to fall asleep

There is no hazard if the unit is a name brand and the batteries are OEM. It might get warm and the battery life is shorter over time but there is no reason to worry about fire etc.

Call the manufacturer it is probably still under warranty

Turn the power off, at the wall, wait 10 seconds then turn it back on and see what happens. The remote should now control it, but If it's still the same, return it for warranty replacement!

try changing the batterys

Ok not sure if this is your problem, BUT, I have done this before! If you hit the SLEEP button on your TV's Remote control you may be setting the SLEEP TIMER on your TV. It is made so you can watch a show and fall asleep on your couch and the TV will shut off after a specified time. On mine it is anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 HOURS! My remote says the word SLEEP over the timer button. not sure on yours
Hope that solves the problem, just hit the button until the word "OFF" shows on your screen.

Try looking in the monitor setup menus, and changing the way that it detects an idle condition. Also check your video card to see how it is telling the monitor to goto sleep. Some use suppressed baseband, others use (very common) blanking. Change video card, may help monitor as well.

Hi, I have the exact same problem. I was wondering if you could tell me how you fixed it? Mine is only 2 hours old from the box

Kindly try these codes: 012,024,036,037,040,048,051,074.To Program it you press and hold the TV button, then enter a three digit code then release the TV key. See if it controls the device. Good luck. hope this will help. regards

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I had this problem with my TV/VCR combo unit (Samsung CXC1972) after losing the remote while in the dorms. I tried a few different universal remotes and dozens of codes before I tried the Philips 3 device universal remote as pictured below with code 037 programmed into the VCR/DVD button. I can't change the volume with this code but the input key switches between line in and tv. You can also change the channel, access the menu and operate the VCR functions with the code. I bought the remote for less than $10 at Walmart so it might be worth a try, and if it doesn't work you can always bring it back. Hope this helps.