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My VRP v2 seems slightly more finicky than my v1 as far as occasionally reconnecting, but it's still pretty seldom. It's nothing like the people that seem to have remotes that are constantly popping up the battery level (indicating a reconnect).
As far as the buttons, both VRPs use the "blister" buttons like a lot of remotes these days. I don't have a non-rechargeable voice remote right now, but I suspect is uses the same buttons. The difference between the VRP v1 and v2 is that the plastic film containing the blisters isn't attached on the v1. The film on the v2 is glued down pretty well. Having it glued down may make it more resistant to dirt, but makes it difficult to clean the contacts on the PCB. I don't think one set of buttons will prove to be more reliable than the other. Sometimes the buttons just lose their ability to bounce back.
The v2 also uses the blisters for the TV controls while the v1 uses the tiniest buttons I've ever seen (and are fragile if you take the remote apart 😁).
As far as which to get, you need to look at the other differences. The v1 has a headphone jack, while the v2 doesn't. The v2 is backlit (something I think isn't necessary on a remote with such few buttons). Its battery is also about twice the capacity of the v1, but I can't say I've had to charge either version very often. The v1 and v2 also use different programmable buttons - the v1 has two that can be set to launch any two apps while the v2 has one button that can let you "quick" launch multiple apps, but there's an extra step that some don't seem to like. Personally, I don't use the buttons on either remote since my most used apps are the first ones on my Home Screen and it's just as easy to press Home a couple of times to get there as to program some button.
I should also point out that some would prefer to change batteries than have a rechargeable remote that you have to relocate, find the right cable and adapter, and a free outlet, so a VRP may not be the best option.
As for pictures, there's not much to see:
My VRP v2 seems slightly more finicky than my v1 as far as occasionally reconnecting, but it's still pretty seldom. It's nothing like the people that seem to have remotes that are constantly popping up the battery level (indicating a reconnect).
As far as the buttons, both VRPs use the "blister" buttons like a lot of remotes these days. I don't have a non-rechargeable voice remote right now, but I suspect is uses the same buttons. The difference between the VRP v1 and v2 is that the plastic film containing the blisters isn't attached on the v1. The film on the v2 is glued down pretty well. Having it glued down may make it more resistant to dirt, but makes it difficult to clean the contacts on the PCB. I don't think one set of buttons will prove to be more reliable than the other. Sometimes the buttons just lose their ability to bounce back.
The v2 also uses the blisters for the TV controls while the v1 uses the tiniest buttons I've ever seen (and are fragile if you take the remote apart 😁).
As far as which to get, you need to look at the other differences. The v1 has a headphone jack, while the v2 doesn't. The v2 is backlit (something I think isn't necessary on a remote with such few buttons). Its battery is also about twice the capacity of the v1, but I can't say I've had to charge either version very often. The v1 and v2 also use different programmable buttons - the v1 has two that can be set to launch any two apps while the v2 has one button that can let you "quick" launch multiple apps, but there's an extra step that some don't seem to like. Personally, I don't use the buttons on either remote since my most used apps are the first ones on my Home Screen and it's just as easy to press Home a couple of times to get there as to program some button.
I should also point out that some would prefer to change batteries than have a rechargeable remote that you have to relocate, find the right cable and adapter, and a free outlet, so a VRP may not be the best option.
As for pictures, there's not much to see:
