6 in 1 Universal Learning remote control

ducky · Post by **ducky** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 08:32

Can anyone tell me the benefit of owning the
Beyonwiz 6 in 1 Universal Learning remote control?

Why is it worth $200?

Cheers

tonymy01 · Post by **tonymy01** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 09:15

There is a whole forum dedicated to the remote where you can read about it and make up your own mind: http://www.beyonwiz.com.au/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=20
I would prefer to reserve my opinion on this item, as I got it as a gift so can't complain too much. I have an MX500 Home Theatre Master remote which is a great remote to use, and fully customisable macros etc. And by the time it shipped here from the US (and we had a lousy exchange rate at the time) it was still considereably less than $200.
The Wiz remote is a good 2nd learning remote to have around the house, but it would annoy me as a primary remote.
Regards

wyatt · Post by **wyatt** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 19:33

Has anybody received their freebie yet for buying a BW in December? I'm still waiting.

IanSav · Post by **IanSav** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 19:52

Hi Wyatt,

Welcome!

wyatt wrote:Has anybody received their freebie yet for buying a BW in December? I'm still waiting.

I assume that have provided all the appropriate information to Beyonwiz to support your claim. I suggest that you give Beyonwiz Australia a call during work hours to confirm the current status of your remote.

Regards,
Ian.

wyatt · Post by **wyatt** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 20:37

Have done and will do.
Cheers!

ducky · Post by **ducky** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 08:01

Good luck trying to get someone to answer your call.

I have tried on several occasions without success. As a customer it makes you think twice before you purchase a box.

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 20:46

ducky wrote:Good luck trying to get someone to answer your call.

I have tried on several occasions without success. As a customer it makes you think twice before you purchase a box.

If you are chasing your freebie remote do NOT press 1 when you get to the prompt.

silverado · Post by **silverado** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 06:33

I have also heard and received nothing, and I can't get them to answer my email messages to them on the matter, either!

IanSav · Post by **IanSav** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 08:38

Hi Silverado,

silverado wrote:I have also heard and received nothing, and I can't get them to answer my email messages to them on the matter, either!

Did you try giving Beyonwiz Australia a follow-up telephone call? E-Mail does sometimes get caught in SPAM traps.

Regards,
Ian.

Raydragon · Post by **Raydragon** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 21:11

I received mine, I bought my P1 just after Christmas and received the remote a couple of weeks later.

On a side note, i just stumbled across this:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4571

Look familiar to anyone.........

tonymy01 · Post by **tonymy01** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 21:18

LOL, a damn bit cheaper too

peteru · Post by **peteru** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 21:37

Yep, it's a generic OEM Chinese product. The manual is a dead give away.

IanSav · Post by **IanSav** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 07:08

Hi,

The give away for me was the fact that there aren't enough buttons to fully control the DP-S1.

Regards,
Ian.

diem · Post by **diem** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 17:32

1000% markup - makes you wonder how much everything else is really worth doesn't it.

They probably just about made money off the $18 postage! I feel sorry for anyone that got suckered into paying $199 + postage for this.

The unit is poor for the simple fact that it doesn't control anything very well at all. It takes several presses of a button and an absolute perfect line of sight to do anything where as every other remote is much more 'forgiving'. If you haven't got this for free (and even if you have) look elsewhere, this offering is piss-poor.

Super_Roo · Post by **Super_Roo** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 16:23

diem wrote:1000% markup - makes you wonder how much everything else is really worth doesn't it.

They probably just about made money off the $18 postage! I feel sorry for anyone that got suckered into paying $199 + postage for this.

The unit is poor for the simple fact that it doesn't control anything very well at all. It takes several presses of a button and an absolute perfect line of sight to do anything where as every other remote is much more 'forgiving'. If you haven't got this for free (and even if you have) look elsewhere, this offering is piss-poor.

I wouldnt say piss poor, it is still good if you only had to pay $18 for it. It suits my situation perfectly (TV, DVD and BW) but if I had anymore I wouldn't even consider it as the codes supplied are usually that bad you have to learn all of the remote functions anyway (I certainly had to for my TV and DVD).

My remote works first time every time for me, maybe I was one of the lucky ones.

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 23:10

Super_Roo wrote:My remote works first time every time for me

Mine does to. i can point mine in the opposite direction and whatever I'm trying to control responds to the button presses.

It's light, comfortable, has enough buttons to control everything except an S1. It's better built than some popular universial remotes. The remote is perfect if have remote controlled air-con. As a programable remote the only thing it really lacks is decent macros.

peteru · Post by **peteru** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 09:53

Dave? wrote:The remote is perfect if have remote controlled air-con.

Do you?

It won't work with mine and I doubt it will work with any of the smarter air-con systems where the remote keeps the state and transmits a whole bunch of settings every time you push a button.

tonymy01 · Post by **tonymy01** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:21

Yeah, doesn't work with my Panasonic Inverter. My friend bought a split system quite cheap too, because the store lost the remote for it, and when he went to buy a remote from the manufacturer, they quoted $250! Because apparently the remote has temp and all sorts of stuff it sends to the main unit.
Regards

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 19:41

peteru wrote:
Dave? wrote:The remote is perfect if have remote controlled air-con.
Do you?

Nope. Only an RC controlled fan+light. Well I do have A/C, and a remote controlled A/C unit, but not in the room where the remote is used.

Looking at the display on the remote, and the screen printing around the buttons, it appears as if it's primary purpose is to control A/C. 2/3rds of the display are devoted to A/C. But after checking the manual I notice that only 7 of the 30 usable buttons are pre-programmed for A/C use.

brownshouse · Post by **brownshouse** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 20:50

Dave? wrote: Looking at the display on the remote, and the screen printing around the buttons, it appears as if it's primary purpose is to control A/C. 2/3rds of the display are devoted to A/C.

All the better to get nice and comfy and enjoy the 'wiz.