Remote Annoyances
It’s been a couple of days since I got my new home cinema set, and there are several annoyances with remote controls.
My old home cinema components were also from Pioneer, so I guessed that the new remotes would be similar, but boy I was wrong. The new remote for the AV receiver has about 10 times as many buttons, with every at least 2 functions per button. The remote for the Pioneer DVR-545 lacks several key buttons on the remote;
- numeric keys for zapping
- buttons for going fast forward and reverse
- Audio and subtitle selection
If you need those controls (and I need them a lot), you have to slide the remote open, and use a SHIFT button to alter in movie settings (like the subtitles). Why not place these buttons on the surface? So newer doesn’t mean better IMO
