Tip & How-To about Televison & Video
Your television or other device remote control fails and you think "I'll have to get a Universal Remote". In reality, no one buys universal remotes these days. They are so far back in the 1980s! You buy a 'facsimile remote' which is exactly the same as the original and requires no programming. Very often they are the same shape and the same button layout, so there is no learning transition. Google;
make model (of television) replacement remote
You will find somewhere like this
https://www.remotecontrols.com/
or
https://www.remotes.com/
For those that still want universal remote codes, the make of the universal remote is irrelevant, you only need the television make, as the codes are universal by maker. This link will find you the best websites for codes.
https://www.google.com/search?q=universal+remote+codes
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1. You always need to include ALL model numbers
with your problem description, otherwise no one can help you effectively.
2. There is no such thing as a 'universal
remote' since the coding is totally non-standard and may differ from one model
to the next even within one manufacturer's current lineup.
3. You may be
able to find a listing of models for a given remote here:
When thinking about buying a 'universal' remote,
get the model number and check the maker's website for a listing of models the
remote can control.
Finally, if the remote is older than the set you want to control, it probably won't have the necessary codes to control all of the device's functions if any at all.
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