Remote refurbs?

[bandsp]

Is there anywhere to get remotes repaired/refurb'ed

Or are any new ones available stil?

Thanks

[DX30]

A search for "THOMSON TIVO Remote Control" on amazon.co.uk finds a couple of sellers with new remotes. Alternatively a search on ebay.co.uk finds a number of used remotes described as tested and fully working.

[bandsp]

I had been hoping to find black ones .. I prefer those button arrangements ..

A while back I bought one with a switch in the middle marked DVR 1 & 2 which is performing very well but I ve not seen any others like it .. don't know which specific TiVo it was shipped with ..

guess I will probably have to go back to the standard silver one ..

[bandsp]

Looking around I came across http://www.garysargent.co.uk/tivo/bugs/wizard/remote/clean.htm

I had always assumed the remote problems were all in the electronickery but after reading this I thought "what the heck, nothing to lose" and took apart one of my old discarded remotes .. followed the instructions and now .. one extra working remote

[DX30]

I had been hoping to find black ones .. I prefer those button arrangements ..

A while back I bought one with a switch in the middle marked DVR 1 & 2 which is performing very well but I ve not seen any others like it .. don't know which specific TiVo it was shipped with ..

guess I will probably have to go back to the standard silver one ..

The middle switch sounds like it might be a "Direct TV Tivo Remote" model as shipped in the USA. An ebay search for that will find some pre-owned for sale. The other black remote I've seen lacks the switch and is the "Philips Tivo Remote" which again you'll find pre-owned on ebay. Given the shipping costs from the USA are likely to be high I guess it depends on how strongly you prefer the layout.

[bandsp]

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The middle switch sounds like it might be a "Direct TV Tivo Remote" model as shipped in the USA. An ebay search for that will find some pre-owned for sale. The other black remote I've seen lacks the switch and is the "Philips Tivo Remote" which again you'll find pre-owned on ebay. Given the shipping costs from the USA are likely to be high I guess it depends on how strongly you prefer the layout.

Thanks for that .. at least I know what i'm looking for, but if I can get my other defunct spares working again, maybe I can shelve the search


Tks again ..